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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 pm Wed 26 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed night, min -16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
 km/h
10
W
10
SSW
10
SSW
0
E
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
W
10
WSW
5
E
5
NE
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
30
WSW
 cm 
1
 mm 
max°C
-11
-9
-9
-10
-12
-15
-15
-13
-13
-13
-13
-11
-10
-9
-6
-2
-2
min°C
-11
-10
-9
-11
-14
-16
-15
-15
-13
-13
-13
-12
-10
-9
-7
-3
-5
chill°C 
-17
-14
-13
-11
-19
-22
-20
-20
-13
-13
-13
-17
-15
-13
-12
-8
-13
Freezing level (m
450
0
1050
750
0
0
0
0
650
0
0
700
400
0
600
0
200
Cloud base (m)
2250
2200
5650
2300
2200
2200
2200
2200
4650
2200
2200
2200
2250
2350
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-10-9-11-13-16-15-14-13-13-13-12-10-9-7-3-4-7-10-7-6-10-13-11-13-10-9-13-10-7-10-8-5-6
Sunrise
8:15
8:17
8:18
8:19
8:21
Sunset
4:40
4:40
4:39
4:38
4:37
4:37

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed night, min -16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon 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
3 km E
1981m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
0
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 220).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 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
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 160 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
-7° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 139).
3
58 km NE
1158m alt.
40 minutes ago
-10° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 163).
5
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 163).
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.