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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 am Fri 06 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
25
WSW
35
W
45
W
25
WSW
50
WSW
65
W
25
W
15
W
10
E
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
50
W
15
WSW
3
max °C
3
1
-1
-4
-4
-5
-10
-9
-9
-11
-11
-11
-11
-9
-9
-11
-12
-11
min °C
2
0
-3
-4
-5
-9
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-11
-12
-13
-3
-7
-12
-11
-15
-22
-20
-20
-14
-11
-14
-15
-19
-16
-20
-21
-23
-21
3300
2950
1050
2050
1700
1450
1200
1350
950
1300
1300
550
1050
1100
450
900
1000
300
Cloud base (m)
7200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2350
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2350
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
31-2-4-5-7-10-10-10-11-11-11-11-10-10-11-12-1233-3-20-4-6-4-6-5-4-8-7-5-8-7-6-9
Sunrise
8:07
8:07
8:04
8:03
8:00
8:00
Sunset
5:40
5:43
5:45
5:46
5:49
5:50

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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 3°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the W by Wed 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
52 minutes ago
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
52 minutes ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
48 minutes ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 298).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
52 minutes ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
34 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 298).
3
58 km NE
1158m alt.
45 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 180).
5
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
52 minutes ago
0° C
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 129 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.