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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Wed 02 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
6350
2250
2300
2200
2450
2550
2250
2200
2500
2200
2200
2300
2550
2550
2250
2200
2200
km/h
15
SW
5
SSE
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
NE
5
W
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
N
10
NNE
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Snowflake cm
2
6
2
1
7
6
3
6
 mm
0.2
max °C
6
7
5
1
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
-1
-2
0
-1
0
1
1
0
0
min °C
6
7
2
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-3
-2
-2
-1
-1
0
1
0
0
 chill °C
3
6
-1
-4
-6
-6
-4
-4
-6
-7
-6
-5
-3
-1
0
0
-3
-4
Freezing level m
3800
3950
3500
3200
2850
2850
2800
2850
2850
2850
2750
2850
2850
2900
3100
3200
3050
3050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
6741-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-1-1-1110013169865654543575666
Sunrise
6:54
6:56
6:58
7:00
7:01
7:03
Sunset
8:23
8:22
8:20
8:17
8:15
8:13

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Sat morning). 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
-
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 60).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 80).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour 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
23°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 80).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
57 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 307).
16
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 126).
8
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
-
61
Near gales from the NW
(61 kph at 312).
76
63 km SW
914m alt.
56 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 290 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.