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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Mon 13 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon afternoon, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
 km/h
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
15
SW
35
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
2
2
3
7
9
10
2
2
1
1
3
1
max °C
-6
-5
-5
-8
-7
-10
-11
-11
-16
-17
-14
-13
-12
-11
-11
-10
-9
-5
min °C
-6
-5
-8
-8
-8
-11
-11
-13
-18
-17
-15
-13
-13
-11
-11
-10
-9
-7
-12
-11
-17
-17
-15
-16
-16
-20
-26
-24
-22
-18
-18
-16
-15
-15
-14
-12
2100
2350
2000
1850
2050
1300
1450
1600
450
350
950
500
1100
1650
850
1450
1900
1250
Cloud base (m)
2200
2300
2450
2200
2250
2200
2200
2500
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2750
2400
2200
2350
2350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-5-7-8-8-11-11-12-17-17-15-13-13-11-11-10-9-6230-1-1-4-4-5-10-11-7-8-5-3-6-3-1-3
Sunrise
6:50
6:48
6:47
6:45
6:43
6:39
Sunset
8:31
8:34
8:35
8:37
8:38
8:39

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon afternoon, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Thu morning). 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
56 minutes ago
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 260).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
56 minutes ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
42 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 42).
2
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 290).
0.0 km
BanffCs-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
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
39 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 184).
11
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 137).
10
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
56 minutes ago
7° C
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 187 degs) was rejected.

* 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.