– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W
The Fortress
Weather Forecast, CanadaIssued: 5 pm Sat 05 Sep Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 5 pm Sat 05 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Sat 05 Sep Local Time
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2 The Fortress Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | some clouds | clear | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | clear | light snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | |
Cloud base (m) | 2200 | 2450 | 7550 | 3250 | 6000 | 2350 | 2850 | 2400 | 2400 | 2450 | 2900 | 2250 | 8250 | 2800 | 2200 | 2200 | |
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 cm | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 7 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -1 | -4 | -4 |
min °C | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | -3 | -4 | -7 |
chill °C | -4 | -4 | -3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -3 | -4 | -1 | -2 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -7 | -9 | -15 |
Freezing level m | 2700 | 3100 | 3200 | 3250 | 3300 | 3100 | 3200 | 3250 | 3100 | 3100 | 3250 | 3550 | 3600 | 3800 | 2900 | 2400 | 2200 |
 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
 | 8:17 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:06 | — |
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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 Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.
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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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NakiskaRidgetop-Alta | |||||
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BowValley-Alta | |||||
Banff Airport | | ||||
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Swansea Mtn | |||||
* 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.