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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 pm Sun 25 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the W by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Wed night). Mainly near gales.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
30
W
25
W
20
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
50
W
25
WSW
20
SW
40
WSW
55
W
15
WSW
1
max °C
-9
-8
-8
-8
-7
-5
-4
-7
-9
-5
-5
-5
-4
-4
-5
-4
-6
-6
-7
min °C
-10
-8
-8
-9
-8
-6
-6
-9
-9
-8
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-7
-7
-8
-9
-17
-16
-16
-14
-12
-12
-13
-18
-18
-14
-12
-12
-11
-15
-14
-16
-17
-20
-15
0
450
300
0
800
700
800
900
750
450
1000
1100
950
1300
1500
1350
1750
1550
1050
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2250
2550
2250
2200
2500
2200
2250
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-8-8-9-8-6-5-8-9-7-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-7-8-12-9-7-9-8-4-7-6-5-7-5-3-4-3-2-3-2-1-5
Sunrise
8:25
8:22
8:22
8:21
8:18
8:18
Sunset
5:22
5:23
5:25
5:27
5:29
5:30

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the W by Wed morning).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Wed night). Mainly near gales.

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.
1 hour ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
-10° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 325).
2
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 81).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 205).
3
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-13° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 148).
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.