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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 pm Tue 30 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Tue
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
40
W
35
W
25
WSW
30
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
25
WSW
max °C
-2
0
0
0
-1
-2
-2
-2
-6
-8
-7
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7
-5
min °C
-2
-1
0
-1
-2
-3
-2
-5
-7
-8
-8
-7
-6
-8
-8
-8
-7
-11
-8
-6
-8
-7
-7
-7
-10
-13
-15
-14
-14
-14
-17
-17
-17
-16
700
700
1200
700
550
1250
650
450
950
550
500
1250
1300
1400
1650
1350
1350
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
8600
2200
2200
2300
2300
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-10-1-2-3-2-4-7-8-8-7-6-8-8-8-6-3-4-3-2-5-3-2-5-5-5-7-5-2-2-3-3-3
Sunrise
8:42
8:42
8:42
8:41
8:41
Sunset
4:44
4:45
4:45
4:46
4:47
4:49

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu morning).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

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 5 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
-1° C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 288).
2
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 240).
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
-7° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 219).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 168).
2
63 km SW
914m alt.
57 minutes ago
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 257).
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.