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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 pm Wed 25 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed night, min -16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
60
WSW
70
WSW
90
WSW
55
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
45
W
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
15
WSW
30
W
20
W
40
W
35
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
SSW
1
3
7
4
max °C
-11
-11
-11
-11
-14
-14
-14
-15
-14
-9
-7
-6
-5
-6
-5
-4
-4
-5
-4
min °C
-12
-12
-11
-12
-15
-15
-15
-15
-16
-12
-9
-7
-6
-6
-6
-5
-5
-5
-5
-25
-25
-25
-25
-26
-26
-29
-25
-25
-21
-15
-15
-14
-13
-16
-13
-10
-10
-12
350
1050
1500
600
200
0
0
350
850
0
1300
1500
0
1700
1700
750
1750
1850
750
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2300
2200
2200
5550
2300
2200
2200
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-12-11-12-15-15-15-15-15-11-8-7-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-9-8-4-8-11-11-15-13-8-11-7-2-7-4-1-5-3-1-4
Sunrise
7:31
7:28
7:26
7:24
7:22
7:20
Sunset
6:16
6:17
6:20
6:22
6:23
6:24

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed night, min -16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
48 minutes ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
48 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 250).
5
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 310).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
48 minutes ago
1° C
-
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 240).
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 240).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 276).
10
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 228).
14
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
48 minutes ago
-5° C
-
Wind obs. (81 kph from 147 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.