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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 am Sat 28 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat morning, strong winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
 km/h
20
WSW
35
W
30
W
30
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
1
max °C
-14
-11
-8
-6
-6
-5
-6
-6
-6
-7
-6
-8
-9
-9
-9
-11
-11
-11
min °C
-14
-13
-10
-7
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
-9
-10
-9
-11
-11
-11
-12
-23
-22
-20
-15
-15
-14
-14
-16
-14
-14
-17
-20
-19
-15
-20
-19
-17
-19
800
1150
500
1450
1650
800
1600
1800
1100
1450
1650
1150
1750
1800
1150
1500
1550
750
Cloud base (m)
2200
2300
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2300
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-12-9-7-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-9-10-9-10-11-11-12-11-6-8-5-2-6-4-1-4-3-2-4-4-2-5-5-3-7
Sunrise
7:26
7:24
7:22
7:20
7:18
7:16
Sunset
6:20
6:22
6:23
6:24
6:27
6:29

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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 -5°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat morning, strong winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu 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.
2 hours ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 80).
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.
2 hours ago
-7° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 350).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 157).
13
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
-
Wind obs. (8 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
42 minutes ago
-2° C
-
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 315).
26
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (8 kph from 318 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.