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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 am Fri 27 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
10
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
1
1
5
max °C
-5
-4
-7
-8
-6
-7
-2
-1
-6
-1
0
-3
-2
-1
-3
-3
-2
-5
min °C
-8
-5
-14
-13
-6
-9
-7
-1
-6
-6
-1
-5
-3
-2
-4
-5
-3
-6
-15
-12
-22
-18
-10
-15
-12
-6
-12
-11
-6
-10
-7
-8
-10
-10
-6
-11
1150
1250
0
700
1100
400
1450
1650
500
1800
1800
1050
1500
1600
1200
1600
1650
850
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2300
2200
2300
2200
2200
2300
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2300
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:28
7:26
7:24
7:22
7:20
7:18
Sunset
6:17
6:20
6:22
6:23
6:24
6:27

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Mon 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.
49 minutes ago
1° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 230).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 50).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
49 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 30).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 99).
14
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
-
Wind obs. (10 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
49 minutes ago
-1° C
-
52
Near gales from the SSE
(52 kph at 151).
70
63 km SW
914m alt.
43 minutes ago
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 162).
5

* 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.