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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 am Fri 20 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -21°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the SW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
30
WSW
35
SW
55
WSW
50
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
30
WSW
55
WSW
2
max °C
-19
-19
-17
-17
-17
-10
-9
-9
-8
-11
-11
-11
-10
-12
-12
-14
-14
-13
min °C
-21
-19
-18
-17
-17
-14
-10
-10
-10
-12
-12
-11
-11
-12
-14
-15
-15
-14
-27
-24
-18
-23
-23
-20
-17
-18
-22
-25
-24
-22
-20
-21
-20
-23
-25
-27
0
300
0
0
400
0
950
1300
850
1400
1500
600
1150
1300
350
1000
1050
200
Cloud base (m)
2700
2250
2350
2400
2200
2350
2200
2200
2200
2350
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2400
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:43
7:41
7:39
7:37
7:35
7:33
Sunset
6:06
6:07
6:09
6:12
6:13
6:15

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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 well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -21°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the SW by Sun night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the W by Tue 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 84).
10
58 km NE
1158m alt.
57 minutes ago
-8° C
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 173).
13
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
57 minutes ago
-7° C
-
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 148).
19
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 273 degs) was rejected.

* 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.