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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 am Mon 05 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon morning, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -19°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly extremely windy.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
40
W
25
WSW
25
W
35
W
25
W
35
W
40
W
35
W
45
W
20
W
70
WSW
1
1
3
max °C
-12
-13
-13
-14
-14
-15
-16
-17
-17
-18
-18
-17
-13
-11
-6
-6
-6
-4
min °C
-13
-14
-15
-14
-14
-16
-17
-17
-18
-18
-19
-19
-14
-13
-9
-6
-7
-7
-24
-24
-26
-26
-25
-30
-28
-29
-29
-28
-32
-33
-25
-25
-19
-16
-14
-12
1050
450
600
500
600
0
350
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
750
450
350
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2250
2200
2250
2250
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:41
8:41
8:41
8:41
8:40
8:40
Sunset
4:50
4:52
4:52
4:53
4:54
4:57

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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 Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon morning, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -19°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly extremely windy.

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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 200).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 322).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 142).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
59 minutes ago
-15° C
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 82 degs) was rejected.
63 km SW
914m alt.
41 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 275).
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.