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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Sat 21 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the W by Wed morning).

Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
SSW
10
S
25
SSW
35
W
15
W
5
SSW
5
NW
10
W
15
WSW
1
2
1
4
5
3
3
1
4
4
1
max °C
-5
-4
-8
-6
-4
-8
-3
-1
-4
-5
-3
-3
-5
-5
-9
-7
-6
-12
min °C
-5
-4
-11
-9
-5
-10
-8
-2
-7
-7
-3
-5
-6
-6
-12
-10
-7
-13
-7
-7
-19
-16
-11
-15
-14
-7
-7
-7
-7
-11
-14
-12
-16
-10
-13
-20
1150
1500
250
550
1450
350
600
1800
1050
700
1400
1250
1250
1300
0
350
1150
0
Cloud base (m)
2200
2750
2200
3050
2800
2200
2300
2350
2200
2200
2200
2250
2600
2450
2200
2350
2600
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Sunrise
7:41
7:39
7:37
7:35
7:33
7:30
Sunset
7:54
7:55
7:58
8:00
8:00
8:02

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

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

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the W by Wed morning).

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.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 20).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
53 minutes ago
-1° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 347).
2
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 130).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- 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
3° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 100).
0.0 km
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
14
Light winds from the E
(14 kph at 83).
18
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 327).
46
63 km SW
914m alt.
57 minutes ago
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 272).
8

* 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.