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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

CaThe Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

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Issued: 11 pm Wed 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun night, min 0°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
20
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
T alberta.wind.3.cc23
T alberta.wind.24.cc23
T alberta.wind.48.cc23
T alberta.wind.72.cc23
T alberta.wind.96.cc23
T alberta.wind.120.cc23
T alberta.wind.144.cc23
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-2
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
1
3
5
5
5
7
6
6
3
1
1
0
min°C
-5
-6
-5
-5
-3
-2
-2
0
1
4
5
5
5
6
4
1
1
0
-2
chill°C 
-11
-10
-9
-10
-8
-7
-6
-4
-2
1
1
0
0
2
-1
-4
-4
-5
-6
Freezing level (m
2400
2050
2500
2150
2300
2700
2550
3050
3200
3750
3850
3900
4000
4000
3950
3550
3150
3100
2900
Cloud base (m)
2600
2450
2900
2850
7300
8250
8600
8950
9200
8800
9350
7000
2900
2650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-6-5-5-3-2-212555665211-13241363696911810117785
Sunrise
7:56
7:58
8:00
8:00
8:03
8:04
Sunset
6:57
6:54
6:52
6:51
6:49
6:46

The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun night, min 0°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

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.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
23 km N
1828m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 52).
16
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 310).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
47 minutes ago
3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the SE
(8 kph at 144).
10
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 89).
6

* 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.