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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Sun 03 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
light rain
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
light rain
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
km/h
10
W
10
WSW
0
SSE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
15
NW
10
W
10
WSW
20
W
5
WSW
15
N
5
W
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
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6
1
1
1
15
0.1
max °C
1
2
-1
-6
-5
-6
-6
-3
0
1
3
2
-1
1
0
1
0
-1
min °C
0
2
-5
-6
-6
-7
-6
-3
-2
1
3
-3
-2
0
0
0
0
-2
-2
-1
-9
-9
-9
-7
-9
-8
-6
-2
-2
-9
-7
0
-2
-2
-2
-2
3200
3200
2500
2050
2300
1950
2050
2700
2800
3100
3400
3000
2650
3050
3000
3000
3000
2750
Cloud base (m)
6550
2250
2200
2250
2300
2250
2900
2600
3350
2700
2200
3100
3200
2900
2300
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Sunrise
6:11
6:09
6:07
6:05
6:03
6:03
Sunset
9:04
9:06
9:07
9:08
9:10
9:12

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Wed 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 220).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- 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.
59 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 313).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 220 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
2° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 260).
0.0 km
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
8
Light winds from the W
(8 kph at 270).
10
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 327).
28
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 242).
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.