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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 pm Wed 31 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
50
SW
45
SW
45
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
max °C
-1
0
-1
-3
-8
-7
-7
-8
-6
-6
-7
-7
-6
-7
-8
-9
-10
-11
-11
min °C
-1
-1
-2
-6
-8
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-9
-10
-11
-11
-12
-7
-7
-7
-12
-15
-15
-16
-15
-16
-18
-16
-17
-17
-15
-20
-19
-21
-20
-24
600
1350
650
800
900
700
600
1200
1350
1500
1800
1650
1500
1700
1350
1100
1300
1000
650
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-1-2-5-8-7-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-10-11-11-12-5-2-2-5-6-4-6-5-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-7
Sunrise
8:42
8:42
8:41
8:41
8:41
8:41
Sunset
4:45
4:46
4:47
4:49
4:50
4:52

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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 morning, min -8°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 240).
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 309).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 196).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
40 minutes ago
-3° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 188).
5
63 km SW
914m alt.
47 minutes ago
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 234).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 300).
14 km
Low: scattered

* 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.