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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 pm Sat 28 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
 km/h
30
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
40
W
45
W
35
W
25
SW
40
WSW
30
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
30
W
25
WSW
60
WSW
max °C
-8
-6
-6
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-8
-9
-9
-9
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
-7
min °C
-11
-7
-7
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-9
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-12
-11
-11
-9
-22
-16
-16
-14
-15
-16
-15
-13
-15
-19
-16
-15
-16
-17
-18
-19
-21
-20
-20
450
1500
1650
700
1750
1900
1150
1700
1800
1150
1700
1750
1050
1550
1600
600
1300
1450
1150
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2350
2200
2200
2300
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2300
2200
2200
2350
2300
2200
2300
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:24
7:22
7:20
7:18
7:16
7:13
Sunset
6:22
6:23
6:24
6:27
6:29
6:30

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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 -5°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Tue morning).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

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.
48 minutes ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 230).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 200).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
48 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
48 minutes ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 220).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 131).
3
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-19° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 179).
0
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
48 minutes ago
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 24).
0
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour 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.