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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 pm Sun 01 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
55
WSW
50
W
60
W
40
W
30
WSW
50
WSW
35
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
15
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WSW
25
W
40
W
75
W
8
max °C
-6
-6
-5
-5
-7
-6
-7
-9
-9
-9
-11
-11
-10
-11
-11
-8
-5
-2
-5
min °C
-7
-6
-6
-7
-8
-7
-8
-9
-9
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
-7
-6
-6
-15
-16
-17
-15
-16
-18
-18
-16
-15
-18
-18
-18
-18
-20
-20
-16
-16
-15
-15
650
1700
1950
1150
1600
1750
1300
1750
1850
1200
1500
1600
850
1350
1600
850
1450
1700
1300
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2350
2200
2200
2350
2200
2200
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-6-6-6-8-7-8-9-9-10-11-11-11-11-11-9-6-4-6-6-40-4-3-1-3-3-1-4-6-3-7-5-3-6-3-1-3
Sunrise
7:22
7:20
7:18
7:16
7:13
7:11
Sunset
6:23
6:24
6:27
6:29
6:30
6:31

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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 Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Sat 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.
42 minutes ago
1° C
No report.
74
Gales from the SW
(74 kph at 230).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
42 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-21° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
42 minutes ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 261).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
8
Light winds from the WNW
(8 kph at 284).
10
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
42 minutes ago
-2° C
-
52
Near gales from the SE
(52 kph at 133).
57
63 km SW
914m alt.
33 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 286).
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.