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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Mon 16 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Mon morning). Mainly stormy winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri night, calm by Sat morning).

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
35
W
40
WSW
70
WSW
60
W
75
W
70
WSW
30
SW
50
WSW
60
SW
60
SW
55
SW
45
SW
40
SW
55
W
35
W
15
W
5
E
20
SW
2
2
3
2
8
8
4
6
2
3
max °C
-3
-3
-2
-4
-5
-3
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-5
-9
-13
-16
-12
min °C
-5
-4
-3
-4
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-4
-4
-7
-12
-16
-16
-14
-14
-15
-13
-14
-17
-15
-12
-14
-14
-13
-12
-12
-11
-19
-20
-16
-20
-21
200
1650
1400
1650
2200
1850
2150
2350
2350
2350
2400
2300
2350
2250
550
600
950
0
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2300
2200
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:52
7:50
7:48
7:46
7:43
7:41
Sunset
7:45
7:47
7:50
7:51
7:52
7:54

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Mon morning). Mainly stormy winds.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri night, calm by Sat morning).

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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
-
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 230).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 224).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
52 minutes ago
1° C
-
27
Moderate winds from the SW
(27 kph at 229).
32
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-9° C
-
61
Near gales from the SE
(61 kph at 142).
74
63 km SW
914m alt.
34 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 259).
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.