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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Sat 16 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
5
NW
10
NE
15
NNE
25
N
10
N
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
25
N
10
N
5
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
12
15
3
1
3
1
1
2
2
16
1
2
max °C
-9
-9
-9
-9
-7
-7
-6
-4
-4
-4
-3
-4
-5
-2
-2
-1
2
1
min °C
-9
-9
-11
-10
-8
-8
-7
-5
-4
-4
-4
-6
-6
-4
-2
-2
0
1
-9
-15
-19
-19
-13
-12
-10
-8
-7
-9
-7
-14
-11
-7
-6
-6
-4
-4
1650
1800
1400
1650
2000
1400
2050
2400
2050
2400
2600
2050
2100
2550
2450
2800
3050
3200
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
2200
2500
2550
2250
2750
2900
3100
2800
2300
2200
2500
3000
5400
3050
3200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-10-10-8-8-7-5-4-4-4-5-6-3-2-211-3-2-4-21-31414512536107
Sunrise
5:50
5:48
5:48
5:46
5:45
5:43
Sunset
9:23
9:25
9:27
9:28
9:30
9:30

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Tue 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.
3 hours ago
1° C
No report.
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 250).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 260).
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
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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
1° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 220).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
54 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 120).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
27 minutes ago
2° C
light snow
Light rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 185).
2
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 312).
41
63 km SW
914m alt.
56 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the WNW
(8 kph at 298).
10

* 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.