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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, gales from the SW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
9150
9650
8500
5200
8850
3700
3450
2750
2850
3050
8200
5750
6000
km/h
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
30
SSW
50
WSW
40
SW
70
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
W
10
SSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
3
3
 mm
0.1
0.1
max °C
7
10
10
10
12
12
9
11
8
3
5
4
-1
0
1
2
5
5
min °C
6
10
9
9
12
9
8
11
3
3
5
1
-1
0
0
2
4
5
 chill °C
5
9
7
7
10
4
3
7
-4
-2
1
-2
-4
-3
-4
-1
2
2
Freezing level m
3850
4250
4300
4250
4500
4450
4150
4350
3850
3400
3650
3500
2850
2950
3100
3300
3650
3800
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Sunrise
6:43
6:43
6:46
6:47
6:48
6:50
Sunset
8:40
8:38
8:37
8:35
8:32
8:30

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, gales from the SW by Thu night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

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.
48 minutes ago
1°C
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
31 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 303).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
0.0 km
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
32 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 209).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 230).
5
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
48 minutes ago
13°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 331).
4
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 262).
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.