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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Fri 03 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -16°C on Wed morning). Mainly near gales.

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
heavy snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
 km/h
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
W
25
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
30
WSW
40
WSW
45
SW
15
W
10
WNW
20
N
5
S
10
SW
3
2
1
13
18
1
3
max °C
-9
-8
-7
-9
-8
-8
-9
-7
-4
-3
-3
-3
-5
-11
-11
-15
-11
-11
min °C
-10
-9
-8
-9
-8
-9
-9
-8
-7
-4
-3
-4
-6
-11
-15
-16
-13
-12
-16
-16
-16
-18
-15
-14
-14
-13
-11
-9
-10
-13
-14
-18
-26
-25
-17
-18
1500
1900
1450
1550
1950
1500
1150
1900
1300
1850
2550
2100
2200
1450
1050
800
1400
950
Cloud base (m)
2200
2350
2250
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2350
2350
2200
2300
2300
2250
2450
2350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-9-8-9-8-9-9-8-6-4-3-4-6-11-13-16-12-12-3-1-4-20-4-3-1-32412-4-7-8-5-7
Sunrise
7:13
7:09
7:07
7:05
7:03
7:01
Sunset
8:15
8:17
8:19
8:21
8:22
8:23

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -16°C on Wed morning). Mainly near gales.

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
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
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
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 278).
3
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
4 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 121).
11
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
Dry
Wind obs. (19 kph from 209 degs) was rejected.
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 251 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.