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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Tue 24 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Thu morning). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
 km/h
15
SW
20
SSW
55
SW
45
WSW
60
W
15
SSW
30
W
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
30
SW
35
SW
25
SW
35
SW
1
7
7
3
1
2
2
2
2
4
16
max °C
-10
-8
-7
-11
-13
-14
-17
-16
-16
-13
-11
-10
-8
-7
-8
-10
-9
-11
min °C
-10
-9
-10
-11
-14
-17
-18
-16
-16
-14
-13
-10
-9
-7
-9
-10
-9
-17
-17
-16
-20
-23
-27
-25
-30
-28
-28
-24
-22
-19
-15
-14
-18
-20
-18
-24
1150
1500
1350
1400
1450
0
0
900
0
0
1350
250
950
1950
1050
1350
1800
950
Cloud base (m)
2350
2200
2200
2200
2650
2450
2250
2650
2800
2200
2700
2350
2400
2350
2400
2200
2450
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:35
7:33
7:30
7:28
7:26
7:24
Sunset
8:00
8:00
8:02
8:04
8:06
8:07

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Thu morning). Mainly near gales.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 80).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 1).
2
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 80).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
44 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 341).
13
58 km NE
1158m alt.
48 minutes ago
-4° C
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
13
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the SE
(35 kph at 143).
46

* 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.