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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Thu 02 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -16°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
10
N
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
20
SW
35
WSW
65
WSW
80
WSW
40
W
3
1
1
4
max °C
-9
-8
-9
-8
-8
-9
-9
-9
-9
-8
-3
-2
-2
-2
-5
-7
-13
min °C
-10
-9
-10
-9
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-9
-8
-2
-2
-4
-6
-11
-14
-14
-13
-16
-15
-16
-17
-15
-16
-15
-14
-12
-6
-7
-14
-17
-25
-20
1700
1050
1500
1900
1300
1400
1900
1400
1150
1800
1300
2150
2700
2100
2200
2150
1050
Cloud base (m)
2200
2250
2200
2300
2200
2200
2250
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2350
2200
2200
2300
3500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:13
7:09
7:07
7:05
7:03
Sunset
8:14
8:15
8:17
8:19
8:21
8:22

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -16°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the WSW 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 40).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 310).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
47 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 67).
3
58 km NE
1158m alt.
50 minutes ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 139).
0
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 284).
19

* 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.