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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

CaThe Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

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Issued: 11 pm Thu 02 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 2mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Drizzle, on Sun night followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
 km/h
5
N
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
5
SE
5
SE
10
S
5
E
5
ENE
5
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
Wave Height Map
T alberta.wind.3.cc23
T alberta.wind.18.cc23
T alberta.wind.42.cc23
T alberta.wind.66.cc23
T alberta.wind.90.cc23
T alberta.wind.114.cc23
T alberta.wind.138.cc23
 cm 
2.0
2.0
4
2.0
2.0
3
 mm 
0.4
0.4
1.7
1.7
0.1
max°C
-3
0
2
-1
2
4
2
5
4
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
min°C
-6
-2
1
-3
1
4
1
4
3
1
1
1
-1
-1
0
-3
-1
3
-1
chill°C 
-8
-2
1
-6
0
2
-2
3
2
-2
-2
-1
-4
-4
-3
-6
-1
3
-1
Freezing level (m
1200
1700
2150
1400
2150
2450
2250
2850
2600
2400
2200
2150
1950
1900
2050
1750
1850
2300
2050
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
2650
2500
2200
2850
2500
4750
2300
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2500
2250
2350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-9-7-7-6-4-3-2-3-4-5-6-7-7-7-8-7-5-4-5-12-224254221-1-10-2031
Sunrise
6:09
6:07
6:05
6:03
6:03
6:01
Sunset
9:06
9:07
9:08
9:10
9:12
9:14

The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 2mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle, on Sun night followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for The Fortress at the specific elevation of 2000 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 150).
0.0 km
46 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km

* 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.