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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Thu 25 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Drizzle, on Thu night followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Becoming mild with drizzle, on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
km/h
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
15
NNW
25
NW
25
N
30
N
45
N
25
NNW
20
NW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
3
7
11
3
1
 mm
0.8
0.4
0.7
0.4
0.6
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
max °C
5
2
2
1
0
2
2
0
0
1
0
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
min °C
3
2
1
-1
-1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
1
0
1
0
 chill °C
0
0
-2
-5
-5
0
0
-6
-6
-6
-8
-5
-3
1
0
-2
-4
-4
-4
Freezing level m
3600
3350
3300
3100
2800
3250
3350
3000
3000
3050
3100
3300
3350
3500
3450
3300
3100
3150
3300
Cloud base (m)
2500
5450
2800
2750
2200
2800
3000
2500
2200
2200
2200
2200
2350
2350
2550
2250
2200
2200
3250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
4220-12200102333212110101077108776799101087108
Sunrise
5:28
5:28
5:28
5:30
5:30
5:31
Sunset
9:58
9:58
9:58
9:58
9:58
9:57

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Drizzle, on Thu night followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Becoming mild with drizzle, on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 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
15° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
23 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 236).
3
58 km NE
1158m alt.
31 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 258).
8
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
38 minutes ago
12° C
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
20
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 208).
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.