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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Wed 29 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow on Sat night. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
km/h
5
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NE
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNE
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1
1
0.1
1.4
max °C
-3
-4
-2
0
0
-1
0
0
-3
-1
0
1
4
3
2
4
3
min °C
-4
-4
-3
-1
-1
-1
0
-3
-3
-2
0
0
3
2
2
4
1
-7
-6
-6
-4
-6
-5
-4
-3
-6
-5
-2
0
3
2
2
3
0
2550
2050
2600
2950
3000
2900
3050
2700
2500
2750
3000
2950
3400
3300
3250
3550
3250
Cloud base (m)
3050
2950
2600
9050
8250
3300
2600
2200
2450
3200
8400
3450
8400
5000
3950
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Sunrise
6:16
6:15
6:13
6:11
6:09
Sunset
8:58
9:00
9:00
9:02
9:04
9:06

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow on Sat night. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Sat afternoon). 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.
58 minutes ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
58 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
7° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
58 minutes ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 264).
11
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 42).
8
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
58 minutes ago
10° C
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 308 degs) was rejected.
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 280).
8

* 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.