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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 pm Wed 18 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat morning, min -21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, near gales from the WSW by Mon morning).

Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
W
0
SW
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
15
WSW
45
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
1
2
1
max °C
-19
-19
-20
-20
-20
-19
-17
-16
-16
-9
-8
-10
-8
-11
-10
-11
-13
-13
-12
min °C
-20
-19
-20
-21
-21
-19
-19
-16
-16
-13
-10
-10
-10
-11
-10
-12
-14
-14
-13
-27
-28
-29
-21
-26
-24
-23
-22
-22
-20
-17
-18
-22
-24
-19
-21
-22
-22
-21
0
0
150
0
0
350
0
0
550
0
850
1150
800
1300
1400
650
1150
1200
500
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2650
2250
5250
2600
2200
2550
2800
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2300
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-20-19-20-21-21-19-18-16-16-11-9-10-9-11-10-12-14-14-13-20-16-12-16-16-12-16-14-10-13-8-5-7-5-4-7-8-6-9
Sunrise
7:45
7:43
7:41
7:39
7:37
7:35
Sunset
6:05
6:06
6:07
6:09
6:12
6:13

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat morning, min -21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, near gales from the WSW by Mon 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.
55 minutes ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-29° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
55 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 10).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-24° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 60).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
36 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 268).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-27° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 146).
3
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
55 minutes ago
-15° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 141).
0
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 258).
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.