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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Wed 06 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
mod snow
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
mod. snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
10
W
15
W
5
NE
5
N
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
40
W
10
W
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1
1
2
max °C
0
2
2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
1
1
1
4
4
0
1
-1
min °C
0
1
-3
-3
-1
-1
-1
-1
-3
-3
0
1
1
3
0
-1
0
-4
-3
-3
-8
-6
-4
-4
-5
-4
-8
-7
-4
-3
-4
-2
-7
-7
-8
-4
3050
3100
2800
2550
2850
2800
2900
2900
2600
2600
2950
3100
3200
3400
3350
2900
3100
2600
Cloud base (m)
3100
2550
2200
2800
2800
2200
2900
2350
2700
2850
3600
6700
4400
2400
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Sunrise
6:05
6:03
6:03
6:01
5:58
5:58
Sunset
9:08
9:10
9:12
9:14
9:15
9:16

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

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.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 260).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
38 minutes ago
-5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 305).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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
-2° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 280).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 292).
3
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 269).
10
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
67
Gales from the SE
(67 kph at 133).
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* 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.