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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Sun 05 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -12°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
 km/h
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
40
SW
25
W
15
N
15
WNW
5
SW
10
WSW
5
W
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
1
2
1
2
7
6
7
1
1
max °C
-7
-6
-5
-3
-4
-3
-8
-11
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-8
-7
-7
-5
-5
min °C
-8
-6
-6
-4
-4
-6
-11
-11
-12
-12
-10
-11
-11
-9
-8
-7
-6
-5
-13
-11
-10
-9
-10
-14
-16
-18
-19
-17
-14
-15
-16
-14
-14
-13
-12
-11
1400
2100
1550
2100
2500
2250
1800
1550
1200
1100
1700
950
1450
1950
1450
1900
2300
1950
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
2200
2350
2400
2200
2250
2250
2300
2350
2350
2200
2500
2350
2400
2600
2450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-6-6-4-4-5-10-11-11-11-10-11-11-9-8-7-6-5-21-2241-2-4-7-5-2-6-30-303-1
Sunrise
7:07
7:05
7:03
7:01
7:00
6:56
Sunset
8:19
8:21
8:22
8:23
8:25
8:27

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -12°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Wed 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.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 40).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 9).
2
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-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
0° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 70).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
55 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 151).
10
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 97).
16
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 123).
26

* 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.