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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 am Thu 11 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
cloud
mod snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
mod. snow
 km/h
55
W
40
W
20
W
20
WSW
30
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
50
WSW
100
W
80
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
65
WSW
45
WSW
90
SW
35
WSW
15
SW
30
SSW
 cm 
2
3
8
 mm 
max°C
-8
-9
-9
-11
-9
-7
-4
-2
-1
-2
-3
-2
-2
-3
-5
-10
-10
-9
min°C
-9
-9
-11
-11
-10
-10
-5
-3
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-8
-11
-12
-12
chill°C 
-21
-20
-18
-18
-19
-17
-12
-11
-12
-14
-14
-12
-13
-13
-21
-22
-19
-26
Freezing level (m
1200
550
0
650
500
0
1250
1250
2250
1800
1200
1300
2200
1900
2000
1200
1050
1200
Cloud base (m)
2250
2350
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2350
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2300
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-10-11-10-9-5-3-2-3-3-3-3-4-7-11-11-11-5-6-11-9-7-9-4-2-1-1-1-211-1-6-5-5
Sunrise
8:33
8:33
8:34
8:36
8:36
8:37
Sunset
4:35
4:35
4:35
4:35
4:35
4:35

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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 below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, extremely windy from the W by Sat night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

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.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 340).
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
-
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 320).
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
-11° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 93).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
34 minutes ago
-18° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 98).
10
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 313).
48
63 km SW
914m alt.
38 minutes ago
1° 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.