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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Tue 28 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
km/h
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
ENE
10
SE
5
WSW
10
N
10
W
5
W
10
W
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1
8
max °C
-5
-6
-6
-3
-3
-1
0
0
-1
-1
-3
-4
-2
0
2
3
3
min °C
-6
-7
-6
-4
-4
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-4
-4
-3
-2
2
2
3
-10
-10
-6
-7
-7
-5
-4
-6
-5
-2
-8
-8
-5
-5
0
0
0
2300
1700
2150
2550
2100
2750
2900
2850
2850
2900
2350
2350
2550
2850
3250
3250
3450
Cloud base (m)
2950
2850
2350
3000
2950
2500
2900
3050
2950
2250
2200
2400
8150
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-6-7-6-4-4-2-1-1-1-2-4-4-3-12333-12515857723548118
Sunrise
6:18
6:16
6:15
6:13
6:11
Sunset
8:55
8:58
9:00
9:00
9:02
9:04

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°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.
3 hours ago
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- 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
11° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 206).
11
58 km NE
1158m alt.
52 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 178).
0
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 298).
31
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 274 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.