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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Fri 20 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -14°C on Sat night). Mainly stormy winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, stormy winds from the W by Wed morning).

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
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
 km/h
45
WSW
50
WSW
95
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
25
W
35
WSW
25
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
50
SW
100
W
50
W
20
SW
6
8
5
1
2
1
6
6
1
1
max °C
-3
-3
-5
-12
-12
-12
-14
-12
-12
-10
-9
-9
-10
-9
-8
-16
-14
-15
min °C
-3
-4
-9
-12
-12
-14
-14
-13
-12
-11
-10
-9
-10
-10
-11
-17
-15
-16
-12
-12
-17
-18
-19
-24
-24
-24
-23
-22
-20
-19
-15
-17
-26
-34
-29
-25
2450
2400
1950
1250
1550
600
550
1450
250
700
1750
900
1200
1550
1150
750
1200
0
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
3500
2200
2550
2450
2250
2950
2650
2200
2350
2350
2350
2200
2200
3250
2400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-4-7-12-12-13-14-13-12-11-10-9-10-10-10-17-15-1622-2-5-4-9-8-4-10-5-2-6-4-3-4-9-7-12
Sunrise
7:43
7:41
7:39
7:37
7:35
7:33
Sunset
7:52
7:54
7:55
7:58
8:00
8:00

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -14°C on Sat night). Mainly stormy winds.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, stormy winds from the W by Wed 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 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.
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 190).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
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
-2° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
5° 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 277).
16
58 km NE
1158m alt.
38 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 226).
32
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
47 minutes ago
5° C
-
Wind obs. (54 kph from 145 degs) was rejected.
63 km SW
914m alt.
47 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 269).
0

* 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.