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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 pm Thu 05 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, gales from the W by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue night, min -13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
 km/h
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
20
W
0
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
2
1
max °C
2
4
3
1
-1
-4
-4
-3
-9
-10
-11
-10
-11
-12
-12
-11
-9
min °C
1
2
2
0
-3
-4
-4
-8
-10
-10
-11
-11
-12
-13
-13
-12
-10
-4
-3
-3
-7
-11
-12
-13
-16
-20
-18
-16
-19
-19
-21
-20
-20
-17
3250
1450
3350
3050
1150
1900
1750
1400
1450
1350
550
1150
1150
350
950
1050
350
Cloud base (m)
2200
6450
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2350
2200
2200
2250
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2331-2-4-4-6-10-10-11-11-12-13-13-12-104133-2-20-2-4-4-7-7-5-10-8-5-9
Sunrise
8:07
8:07
8:04
8:03
8:00
Sunset
5:39
5:40
5:43
5:45
5:46
5:49

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, gales from the W by Sun morning).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue night, min -13°C on Mon night). 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 295).
2
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.
3 hours ago
5° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 292).
11
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 94).
5
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 135).
28

* 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.