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CaThe Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

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Issued: 11 pm Fri 17 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
night
AM
PM
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PM
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PM
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PM
night
AM
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AM
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light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
0
NW
10
W
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
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 
4
1.0
2.0
1.0
2.0
6
5
2.0
4
3
1.0
4
1.0
 mm 
max°C
-8
-9
-7
-7
-7
-5
-6
-6
-4
-4
-5
-3
-3
-5
-6
-7
-6
-4
-4
min°C
-9
-10
-7
-8
-8
-6
-7
-7
-5
-5
-5
-3
-4
-6
-7
-8
-6
-5
-5
chill°C 
-14
-15
-10
-8
-12
-10
-13
-13
-9
-9
-9
-6
-7
-11
-11
-11
-8
-8
-9
Freezing level (m
1450
1650
2100
1450
2000
2250
2000
2050
2300
2200
2250
2600
2450
2250
2100
1800
1950
2350
2150
Cloud base (m)
2250
2200
2600
2600
2200
2550
2300
2200
2300
2200
2200
2600
2400
2200
2200
2200
2200
2350
2500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-10-7-8-8-6-7-7-5-5-5-3-4-6-7-8-6-5-5-2-22-212012135321-2132
Sunrise
5:46
5:45
5:43
5:43
5:41
5:39
Sunset
9:28
9:30
9:30
9:32
9:34
9:35

The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -8°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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
23 km N
1828m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
8
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
0.0 km
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 170).
0.0 km
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 220).
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.