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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 pm Wed 03 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, moderate winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
20
WSW
30
WNW
20
W
10
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
30
WSW
40
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
30
WSW
15
W
 cm 
3
1
1
 mm 
max°C
-7
-7
-9
-10
-12
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-12
-9
-9
-10
-10
-9
-11
-11
-12
min°C
-9
-8
-9
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-11
-11
-12
-10
-10
-11
-11
-10
-11
-12
-13
chill°C 
-15
-17
-18
-19
-20
-19
-17
-18
-20
-21
-21
-20
-20
-20
-22
-20
-21
-22
-21
Freezing level (m
300
650
500
400
600
400
300
750
600
300
850
650
500
1050
800
900
1050
750
450
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-9-11-12-12-12-12-11-11-12-10-10-11-11-10-11-12-13-8-7-6-9-9-7-9-9-7-8-8-6-7-7-6-6-6-6-9
Sunrise
8:25
8:26
8:26
8:29
8:30
8:30
Sunset
4:36
4:36
4:36
4:35
4:35
4:35

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, moderate winds from the W by Tue 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
-
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 250).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-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
-14° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
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.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
0.0 km
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
10
Light winds from the SSW
(10 kph at 212).
13
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 125).
4
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 264).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
14 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast

* 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.