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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 am Thu 26 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
40
WSW
45
WSW
25
WSW
10
SW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
SSW
2
4
6
max °C
-5
-4
-6
-7
-7
-12
-9
-7
-9
-3
-1
-7
0
1
-4
1
2
-3
min °C
-9
-4
-7
-8
-8
-13
-14
-7
-11
-9
-2
-7
-7
0
-5
-3
0
-6
-18
-12
-16
-13
-14
-20
-20
-11
-17
-14
-7
-12
-11
-4
-10
-6
-3
-6
1200
1500
600
750
600
0
600
950
0
1350
1500
250
2000
1900
800
2350
2100
750
Cloud base (m)
2200
2250
2250
2200
2200
2300
2200
2300
2200
2200
8300
2200
6000
2250
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:31
7:28
7:26
7:24
7:22
7:20
Sunset
6:16
6:17
6:20
6:22
6:23
6:24

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Sun morning). 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
61
Near gales from the SSW
(61 kph at 210).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
59 minutes ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 210).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
59 minutes ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
42 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 283).
26
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
Dry
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 235).
42
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
59 minutes ago
-1° C
-
52
Near gales from the S
(52 kph at 191).
70
63 km SW
914m alt.
46 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 206).
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.