– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W
The Fortress
Weather Forecast, CanadaIssued: 5 pm Mon 09 Mar Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 5 pm Mon 09 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Mon 09 Mar Local Time
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2 The Fortress Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed night, min -20°C on Mon night). Mainly severe gales. | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu afternoon, min -23°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||
Mon 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | cloudy | light snow | heavy snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | cloudy | light snow | clear | |
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2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | — | |
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max °C | -18 | -19 | -20 | -18 | -18 | -18 | -15 | -13 | -15 | -15 | -16 | -17 | -18 | -22 | -21 | -21 | -21 |
min °C | -19 | -20 | -20 | -19 | -19 | -18 | -16 | -15 | -16 | -16 | -17 | -18 | -19 | -23 | -22 | -22 | -22 |
-28 | -29 | -28 | -31 | -32 | -32 | -28 | -22 | -29 | -29 | -25 | -23 | -19 | -30 | -29 | -27 | -30 | |
650 | 0 | 0 | 550 | 0 | 0 | 900 | 650 | 500 | 1050 | 450 | 150 | 500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Cloud base (m) | 2500 | 2450 | 2250 | 2400 | 2200 | 2300 | 2200 | 2300 | 2900 | 2350 | 2200 | 2200 | 2200 | 2200 | 2200 | 2600 | |
 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — |
 | 7:35 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:43 | — |
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed night, min -20°C on Mon night). Mainly severe gales.
The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu afternoon, min -23°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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NakiskaRidgetop-Alta | |||||
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BowValley-Alta | |||||
Banff Airport | | ||||
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Swansea Mtn | |||||
* 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.