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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 pm Sat 20 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sun night, gales from the WSW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
45
WSW
50
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
65
WSW
25
SW
45
SW
45
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
20
SW
1
1
1
1
3
2
7
max °C
-16
-14
-14
-12
-11
-13
-15
-13
-13
-12
-11
-10
-10
-12
-11
-9
-8
min °C
-16
-15
-14
-13
-12
-15
-15
-14
-13
-12
-12
-11
-10
-15
-12
-10
-10
-29
-29
-24
-22
-20
-30
-28
-24
-26
-22
-20
-17
-16
-19
-20
-16
-17
150
200
750
300
0
750
0
0
950
800
600
0
0
0
250
0
350
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-15-14-13-12-14-15-14-13-12-12-11-10-14-12-10-9-10-11-9-8-9-9-10-11-8-6-8-8-11-15-12-8-7
Sunrise
8:40
8:41
8:41
8:41
8:41
Sunset
4:37
4:37
4:37
4:37
4:38
4:38

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sun night, gales from the WSW by Mon morning).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

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.
2 hours ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 210).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 280).
2
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- 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.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 260).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
23 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 185).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-15° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 172).
0
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 62).
3

* 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.