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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Thu 28 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 4mm) on Thu night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -1°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
SE
15
SW
25
SW
10
WSW
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
NE
25
N
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
6
9
7
9
4
2
1
1
0.1
1.4
1.2
0.1
0.3
0.7
max °C
7
10
9
7
6
5
2
2
1
0
-1
0
-1
0
0
0
0
1
min °C
7
9
8
5
6
2
1
2
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
0
0
0
6
7
6
2
2
-1
-2
0
-4
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-4
-3
-2
-2
4000
4250
4200
4000
3850
3600
3150
3350
3050
2850
2700
2850
2850
2850
3100
2900
3000
3100
Cloud base (m)
9050
4050
4300
5900
3250
2950
3200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
7109664221-1-1-1-1-1000114181414151110106433344576
Sunrise
5:35
5:35
5:33
5:33
5:33
5:31
Sunset
9:39
9:40
9:42
9:44
9:45
9:45

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mild with light rain (total 4mm) on Thu night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -1°C on Sun morning). 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.
2 hours ago
-
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 50).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 50).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
52 minutes ago
19° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 348).
2
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
36 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 230).
19
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 204 degs) was rejected.
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
52 minutes ago
18° C
-
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 160).
17

* 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.