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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 pm Thu 26 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales 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 morning, min -11°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Thu
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
85
WSW
55
W
35
WSW
45
W
45
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
25
W
20
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
3
5
5
max °C
-11
-11
-12
-12
-12
-14
-13
-9
-7
-6
-5
-4
-5
-5
-4
-4
-5
min °C
-11
-12
-12
-12
-14
-14
-14
-13
-8
-6
-5
-4
-5
-5
-4
-4
-8
-25
-24
-22
-24
-27
-25
-23
-22
-15
-14
-12
-10
-13
-13
-9
-10
-12
1550
650
850
800
0
650
950
0
1300
1500
300
2000
1950
650
2050
2000
1050
Cloud base (m)
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2300
2200
2200
8550
2200
2200
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-12-12-12-13-14-14-11-8-6-5-4-5-5-4-4-7-4-7-8-7-12-11-7-10-6-2-7-31-5-21-4
Sunrise
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. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales 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 morning, min -11°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

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.
52 minutes ago
1° C
No report.
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 200).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 20).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
52 minutes ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 170).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
52 minutes ago
1° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 61).
19
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 123).
8
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
52 minutes ago
-4° C
-
54
Near gales from the SE
(54 kph at 139).
70
63 km SW
914m alt.
49 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 162).
8

* 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.