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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Mon 27 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
clear
km/h
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
E
5
SE
5
W
10
N
5
NE
0
W
5
N
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3
8
1
max °C
-9
-8
-5
-6
-6
-3
-2
0
0
-1
-2
-2
-4
-3
-2
0
0
2
2
min °C
-9
-9
-6
-7
-7
-4
-4
-1
-1
-2
-2
-3
-4
-4
-3
-1
0
1
1
-13
-13
-9
-10
-10
-7
-7
-4
-5
-7
-6
-3
-7
-7
-6
-3
-2
1
0
1050
1800
2300
1700
2100
2550
2200
2900
2900
2850
2700
2700
2300
2300
2650
2950
3000
3200
3250
Cloud base (m)
2800
2250
2950
2800
2450
2850
2900
2550
2800
2950
3100
2900
2200
2200
2500
6650
5900
7900
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Sunrise
6:20
6:18
6:16
6:15
6:13
6:11
Sunset
8:55
8:58
9:00
9:00
9:02
9:04

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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 Thu morning, min -9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
3 hours ago
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 207).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 161).
0
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 136).
24
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 305).
2

* 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.