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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 am Mon 29 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, gales from the W by Sat night).

Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
 km/h
15
WSW
15
W
5
WSW
25
WSW
40
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
45
WSW
2
max °C
-4
-3
-2
-1
-1
-1
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-7
-5
-5
-5
-6
-9
min °C
-5
-3
-3
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-2
-5
-7
-7
-6
-5
-7
-11
-10
-8
-7
-6
-9
-8
-6
-7
-7
-5
-7
-10
-12
-14
-12
-13
-15
-25
550
450
0
1000
700
600
1250
800
500
1400
800
650
1050
950
1000
1800
1800
1000
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
5800
2200
2200
2350
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-2-1-2-4-7-6-6-5-7-10-8-5-7-4-3-4-3-1-5-2-1-5-5-4-4-2-1-5
Sunrise
8:42
8:42
8:42
8:42
8:42
8:41
Sunset
4:43
4:44
4:45
4:45
4:46
4:47

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, gales from the W 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 5 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
-6° C
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 324).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
-12° C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 220).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
47 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 145).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
32
Fresh winds from the SW
(32 kph at 226).
39
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 256).
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.