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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Sun 27 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
5
E
5
SE
5
ESE
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NE
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
 cm 
2.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
3
11
 mm 
max°C
-7
-7
-6
-6
-4
-2
-4
-5
-6
-6
-4
-3
-2
0
4
4
4
4
min°C
-8
-7
-9
-6
-5
-4
-5
-5
-7
-7
-5
-4
-2
-1
1
4
3
4
chill°C 
-12
-10
-14
-10
-11
-9
-9
-9
-10
-12
-10
-8
-5
-5
-4
1
0
2
Freezing level (m
1950
2050
1550
2000
2400
2450
2250
2250
1850
2000
2400
2250
2650
2950
3300
3600
3500
3600
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
2200
2350
2550
2200
2200
2250
2200
2650
2950
8550
2800
9000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-7-8-6-5-3-5-5-7-7-5-4-2-1344400-314222-214159610139
Sunrise
6:22
6:20
6:18
6:16
6:15
6:13
Sunset
8:54
8:55
8:58
9:00
9:00
9:02

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Wed 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
39 minutes ago
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 80).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
39 minutes ago
6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 340 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
2° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
0.0 km
lightning 34km SW of Banff
52 km W
1237m alt.
23 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
55 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
58 km NE
1158m alt.
33 minutes ago
2° C
-
8
Light winds from the ESE
(8 kph at 106).
8
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
39 minutes ago
15° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 299 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.