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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 am Mon 02 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, severe gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
55
W
60
W
45
W
35
WSW
45
WSW
25
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
65
W
45
WNW
6
max °C
-7
-6
-6
-6
-6
-8
-8
-8
-8
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
-7
-3
-5
-5
min °C
-7
-6
-7
-8
-8
-8
-9
-9
-11
-11
-11
-12
-12
-12
-9
-5
-5
-11
-18
-17
-15
-17
-19
-20
-15
-14
-18
-17
-18
-17
-19
-20
-16
-12
-15
-24
1800
1950
1200
1650
1750
1200
1750
1850
1250
1550
1650
600
1400
1450
1100
1600
1850
1400
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2400
2300
2200
2350
2200
2200
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-6-7-7-7-8-9-9-10-11-11-12-12-11-8-4-5-8-40-4-3-2-4-3-1-5-4-3-7-6-4-5-2-1-3
Sunrise
7:22
7:20
7:18
7:16
7:13
7:11
Sunset
6:23
6:24
6:27
6:29
6:30
6:31

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, severe gales from the WSW by Sat 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
74
Gales from the SW
(74 kph at 230).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 260).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 230).
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 296).
16
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
Dry
Wind obs. (18 kph from 181 degs) was rejected.
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 187).
13
63 km SW
914m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 284).
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.