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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Mon 07 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed night, min 0°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2400
2200
2300
2400
2550
2850
2250
8350
3400
2200
2350
2200
2550
2350
2200
2350
2300
km/h
10
NE
20
N
15
N
5
W
10
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
10
SE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
ENE
10
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
 mm
max °C
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
4
5
1
1
-1
-5
-4
-5
-5
-4
-1
min °C
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
3
3
-2
-1
-5
-5
-4
-5
-6
-4
-4
 chill °C
-3
-5
-3
-2
-2
-3
-2
-2
-5
-2
-7
-5
-7
-4
-9
-9
-4
-8
Freezing level m
2950
3050
3100
3050
3100
3150
3300
3500
3700
3200
2850
2400
2250
2450
2200
2150
2400
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
011011244-10-3-5-4-5-6-4-37877968128673332232
Sunrise
7:03
7:03
7:05
7:07
7:09
7:11
Sunset
8:13
8:10
8:08
8:06
8:04
8:01

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed night, min 0°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, gales from the WSW by Wed night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 350).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 220).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 340).
0.0 km
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 3).
0
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
15°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 110).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 188).
10
58 km NE
1158m alt.
56 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
10
Light winds from the W
(10 kph at 278).
11
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 354 degs) was rejected.

* 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.