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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Tue 23 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Wed afternoon, min 2°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light rain
risk tstorm
some clouds
light rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
km/h
10
NW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
20
N
25
NNW
15
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
2
2
2
 mm
0.3
1.4
0.2
2
1.6
3
1.4
0.2
0.2
max °C
5
4
5
7
5
5
5
4
2
2
1
-1
-1
1
0
1
1
min °C
4
4
4
6
4
4
3
3
2
2
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
0
0
 chill °C
2
4
3
5
2
2
0
0
-1
-1
-4
-5
-5
-4
-5
-6
-4
Freezing level m
3550
3600
3550
3800
3700
3600
3700
3600
3350
3350
3100
2750
2750
2800
3050
2950
3050
Cloud base (m)
3900
4100
4100
4150
4450
3750
2350
3250
2950
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
54575544220-1-1001114101316101212911107555577
Sunrise
5:28
5:28
5:28
5:28
5:28
Sunset
9:58
9:58
9:58
9:58
9:58
9:58

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Wed afternoon, min 2°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for The Fortress at the specific elevation of 3000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of The Fortress. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Alberta.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
46 minutes ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 60).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
46 minutes ago
6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 340).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
46 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
31 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 111).
14
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the ENE
(8 kph at 75).
8
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
46 minutes ago
17° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 316).
41
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 231).
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.