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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Sun 15 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
10
SW
20
WSW
5
W
10
SW
15
WSW
5
WNW
0
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
25
W
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SE
15
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
 cm 
1
1
 mm 
1
0.7
1.7
1
4
1.6
1.4
1
1
0.5
max°C
2
4
3
4
7
6
5
5
4
3
6
4
4
7
6
1
1
0
min°C
0
4
2
2
6
5
4
4
2
2
3
2
2
5
1
0
-1
-3
chill°C 
-3
0
0
0
3
3
4
1
0
-1
-1
-4
0
2
-2
-5
-8
-6
Freezing level (m
3050
3500
3400
3300
3700
3650
3500
3700
3500
3300
3450
3450
3250
3750
3700
3050
3100
2800
Cloud base (m)
3900
9000
4250
4500
3250
3350
5800
6150
2250
3100
2800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
14337655335336410-2101291216101213911139121510986
Sunrise
5:26
5:26
5:26
5:26
5:26
5:26
Sunset
9:55
9:55
9:55
9:57
9:57
9:57

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
3 km E
1981m alt.
59 minutes ago
17° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
0
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 3).
2
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
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
10° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 154).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 167).
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.