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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Tue 09 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow on Sun morning. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
N
25
N
15
N
10
NW
10
W
15
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
5
3
1
2
1
1
0.9
max °C
-2
-5
-3
-2
-4
-2
-2
-3
-2
-3
-2
3
3
0
3
2
4
6
6
min °C
-5
-5
-4
-3
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-5
-3
1
0
-1
2
1
3
5
6
-10
-10
-9
-7
-8
-8
-6
-5
-7
-7
-5
1
-2
-4
-3
-3
0
2
3
2500
2250
2450
2550
2400
2650
2550
2600
2650
2350
2500
3100
3350
2900
3300
3250
3450
3700
4050
Cloud base (m)
2250
2200
2200
2300
2300
2550
2850
2750
2600
2200
2200
3150
9350
3150
3200
3350
5400
3500
3600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-5-4-3-4-3-3-3-3-4-322-132466424346454251188118121512
Sunrise
5:28
5:26
5:26
5:26
5:26
5:26
Sunset
9:52
9:52
9:53
9:54
9:54
9:55

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow on Sun morning. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 240).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 190).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 310).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
57 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 124).
3
58 km NE
1158m alt.
40 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 194).
3
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
Wind obs. (48 kph from 114 degs) was rejected.
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 271).
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.