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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Fri 22 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
km/h
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
30
WSW
65
WSW
25
SW
40
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SSE
10
S
20
SE
35
E
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
0.2
0.8
26
0.1
0.2
max °C
-3
-1
-1
0
3
3
0
3
3
2
6
6
7
8
7
4
5
4
min °C
-3
-1
-1
-1
1
1
0
2
0
1
5
4
6
8
5
4
4
3
-3
-4
-4
-6
-5
-3
-6
-5
-5
-4
0
2
4
5
3
2
2
1
2600
2850
2850
2850
3150
3350
3050
3350
3300
3150
3700
3850
3800
4100
4000
3700
3650
3600
Cloud base (m)
3400
2850
2950
2900
3150
5850
3300
3400
4000
5550
2250
2200
2400
2950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-1-1-12203226578645458581188128101511141712101310
Sunrise
5:43
5:41
5:39
5:39
5:37
5:37
Sunset
9:32
9:34
9:35
9:36
9:37
9:38

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, gales from the WSW by Sat night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.

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.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 220).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours 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
20° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 210).
0.0 km
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 176).
5
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
-
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 287).
31
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
21° C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 266 degs) was rejected.
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
14 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast

* 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.