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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 am Sat 24 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
30
NW
20
NW
20
N
10
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
40
W
30
W
30
W
20
W
25
W
60
WSW
2
1
2
max °C
-16
-15
-13
-9
-8
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
-3
-5
-6
-6
-6
-7
-5
min °C
-16
-15
-17
-11
-8
-8
-8
-7
-8
-8
-7
-5
-6
-7
-6
-7
-7
-6
-28
-26
-25
-16
-14
-17
-15
-14
-14
-12
-12
-9
-15
-16
-14
-14
-15
-14
0
0
0
400
0
0
550
300
250
850
700
250
950
750
650
1100
1100
950
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
4850
2250
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-15-15-10-8-8-8-7-8-8-7-4-6-7-6-7-7-6-12-11-13-11-7-12-9-6-9-8-4-7-5-4-6-5-4-5
Sunrise
8:26
8:26
8:25
8:22
8:22
8:21
Sunset
5:19
5:20
5:22
5:23
5:25
5:27

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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 morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, gales from the WSW by Thu night).

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.
1 hour ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-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
-13° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 210).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 84).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 112).
3
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-14° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 341).
0
63 km SW
914m alt.
46 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 256).
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.