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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Fri 27 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
 km/h
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
S
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
S
5
S
9
2
3
22
3
2
1
4
max °C
-5
-3
-7
-2
-1
-4
-4
-3
-6
-11
-10
-14
-10
-8
-11
-6
-4
-4
min °C
-8
-3
-7
-5
-2
-8
-6
-4
-11
-11
-11
-16
-13
-8
-12
-9
-4
-6
-15
-9
-14
-10
-5
-11
-9
-8
-15
-16
-15
-22
-18
-12
-16
-12
-7
-9
450
1550
550
1050
1850
950
1000
1500
750
300
550
0
0
950
0
550
1500
750
Cloud base (m)
2200
2600
2400
2350
2800
2200
2200
2450
2250
2200
2250
2200
2200
2700
2300
2200
2300
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-10-9-9-9-10-11-11-15-19-19-19-18-16-15-14-12-11-7-3-7-4-2-6-5-4-9-11-11-15-12-8-12-8-4-5
Sunrise
7:28
7:26
7:24
7:22
7:18
7:16
Sunset
8:04
8:06
8:07
8:08
8:10
8:13

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Mon 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 230).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
51 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 319).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
51 minutes ago
-8° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 210).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
35 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 115).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
27
Moderate winds from the SSW
(27 kph at 210).
37
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
51 minutes ago
-6° C
-
50
Strong winds from the SE
(50 kph at 127).
61

* 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.