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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Thu 09 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
 km/h
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
6
4
4
1
3
4
6
max °C
-11
-8
-3
-2
-2
-1
-1
-4
-5
-6
-6
-6
-7
-6
-5
-8
-7
-9
min °C
-11
-9
-7
-2
-3
-2
-3
-5
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
-7
-8
-8
-11
-16
-14
-12
-6
-6
-5
-7
-9
-10
-11
-11
-12
-12
-12
-13
-14
-16
-18
1250
1950
1500
2300
2650
2500
2700
2350
2150
1900
2000
1850
1950
2200
1750
1900
2050
1500
Cloud base (m)
2350
2850
2700
9000
6000
2600
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2600
2200
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-9-5-2-3-2-2-5-6-7-7-7-7-6-6-8-8-10-40-235243100-112-1-10-4
Sunrise
7:00
6:56
6:54
6:52
6:50
6:48
Sunset
8:25
8:27
8:29
8:30
8:31
8:34

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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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Tue night). 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.
3 hours ago
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 60).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 358).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
11° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 210).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 69).
14
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 142).
3
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 251).
31

* 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.