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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 am Sun 22 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu morning, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
20
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
W
15
WSW
30
WSW
15
W
35
W
45
W
55
WSW
60
WSW
50
WSW
65
WSW
50
WSW
40
W
10
W
1
2
4
6
3
9
max °C
-9
-8
-8
-10
-9
-9
-11
-11
-12
-12
-12
-11
-10
-11
-11
-12
-13
-16
min °C
-9
-10
-10
-10
-9
-11
-11
-13
-13
-13
-12
-12
-10
-11
-11
-13
-13
-19
-17
-18
-19
-19
-20
-20
-18
-21
-22
-23
-24
-24
-22
-23
-23
-26
-25
-26
1250
1400
700
1450
1650
450
1100
1200
200
850
1100
300
950
1250
500
1200
1050
0
Cloud base (m)
2450
2400
2200
2200
2200
2250
2200
2300
2200
2250
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2300
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-9-10-9-10-11-12-13-13-12-12-10-11-11-13-13-18-7-3-6-5-2-6-7-5-10-9-6-9-8-5-8-7-6-13
Sunrise
7:39
7:37
7:35
7:33
7:31
7:28
Sunset
6:09
6:12
6:13
6:15
6:16
6:17

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu morning, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Fri 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.
57 minutes ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
57 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
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
-22° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 190).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
38 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 152).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-22° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 141).
2
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
57 minutes ago
-9° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 131).
43
63 km SW
914m alt.
40 minutes ago
-11° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 272).
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.