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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 pm Fri 20 Feb 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 Sun night, min -19°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the WSW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Thu morning).

Fri
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
5
W
5
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
35
SW
55
WSW
45
WSW
20
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
40
WSW
70
W
1
2
max °C
-18
-16
-16
-16
-10
-10
-9
-8
-11
-10
-10
-11
-12
-12
-15
-14
-12
min °C
-19
-17
-16
-17
-13
-10
-10
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
-12
-14
-15
-15
-14
-25
-21
-23
-24
-19
-17
-18
-24
-24
-23
-19
-20
-18
-21
-22
-26
-27
300
0
0
450
0
1050
1300
850
1450
1550
950
1350
1350
400
900
1000
300
Cloud base (m)
2750
2250
3400
2550
2200
2400
2200
2200
2200
2300
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2300
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:41
7:39
7:37
7:35
7:33
Sunset
6:06
6:07
6:09
6:12
6:13
6:15

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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 Sun night, min -19°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the WSW by Mon morning).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Thu 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.
2 hours ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-21° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 70).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
38 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 97).
3
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-19° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 237).
5
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
56 minutes ago
-13° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 kph at 132).
35
63 km SW
914m alt.
45 minutes ago
-13° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
0

* 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.