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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Mon 27 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SSW
10
NW
1
1
3
13
max °C
-12
-8
-8
-8
-5
-6
-6
-5
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-4
-4
-3
-2
min °C
-13
-10
-9
-9
-6
-7
-7
-5
-4
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-5
-4
-4
-3
-18
-14
-13
-13
-9
-10
-10
-8
-7
-4
-4
-7
-4
-4
-10
-8
-8
-7
1100
1850
1200
1800
2300
1600
2000
2350
2050
2800
2850
2700
2700
2800
2300
2250
2450
2350
Cloud base (m)
2200
2750
2750
2250
2750
2700
2200
2450
2550
2300
2850
3000
3100
2950
2250
2200
2300
2450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-9-9-9-6-7-7-5-3-1-1-2-2-2-5-4-4-3-5-1-403-1141584662242
Sunrise
6:22
6:20
6:18
6:16
6:15
6:13
Sunset
8:54
8:55
8:58
9:00
9:00
9:02

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Fri 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.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 110).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 170 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
-2° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 26).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
49 minutes ago
0° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 181).
2
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 120).
30
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 235).
2

* 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.