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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Sun 19 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the N by Wed night).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
45
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
5
NE
20
N
30
N
25
NNW
20
N
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NE
5
ENE
1
4
7
6
1
5
2
3
1
max °C
0
0
-1
-1
0
0
0
1
1
-3
-6
-10
-12
-10
-11
-11
-11
-12
min °C
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
-1
1
-2
-5
-8
-14
-13
-11
-12
-12
-11
-15
-6
-7
-7
-6
-6
-7
-5
-4
-2
-11
-16
-24
-23
-19
-20
-20
-16
-20
2600
3000
2850
2800
2900
3000
3000
3100
3200
2500
2100
1250
1200
1750
1350
1300
1650
1000
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
2600
2600
2750
3050
9300
3250
3050
2200
2200
2250
2200
3350
2250
2200
2250
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-1-1-1-10-11-1-4-7-12-13-11-12-12-11-1436368479520-6-5-2-5-4-3-7
Sunrise
6:37
6:35
6:33
6:31
6:30
6:28
Sunset
8:42
8:44
8:45
8:46
8:47
8:50

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the N by Wed 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
7° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 250).
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.
3 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 333).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
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
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 58).
10
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
Dry
21
Moderate winds from the SSE
(21 kph at 148).
27
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
57 minutes ago
5° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 140).
30

* 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.