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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 am Sun 22 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, severe gales from the W by Wed night).

Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
20
SW
30
SW
20
SW
80
WSW
15
W
35
W
15
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
25
W
45
W
65
WSW
75
W
65
WSW
50
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
1
1
4
5
2
10
max °C
-9
-8
-9
-9
-10
-11
-12
-11
-11
-12
-13
-10
-10
-11
-11
-12
-11
-12
min °C
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-12
-12
-12
-13
-13
-13
-12
-11
-11
-12
-12
-12
-13
-17
-17
-18
-24
-20
-21
-19
-20
-21
-21
-24
-26
-25
-25
-24
-23
-23
-24
1250
1350
650
1700
1500
500
950
1050
400
900
1100
500
1150
1500
600
1100
1200
0
Cloud base (m)
2500
2350
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2300
2200
2250
2250
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-9-10-10-12-12-12-12-13-13-11-11-11-12-12-12-13-7-3-6-4-4-7-8-6-10-9-6-8-7-4-8-8-5-11
Sunrise
7:39
7:37
7:35
7:33
7:31
7:28
Sunset
6:09
6:12
6:13
6:15
6:16
6:17

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, severe gales from the W by Wed 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
38 minutes ago
1° C
No report.
63
Gales from the WSW
(63 kph at 240).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
38 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
38 minutes ago
-2° C
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 220).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 314).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
25 minutes ago
-13° C
-
Wind obs. (10 kph from 31 degs) was rejected.
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
38 minutes ago
-5° C
-
56
Near gales from the SE
(56 kph at 140).
65
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 282).
3

* 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.