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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 am Fri 27 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Mainly severe gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
45
WSW
50
W
75
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
35
W
25
W
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
15
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
2
3
5
max °C
-12
-11
-11
-14
-12
-8
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-5
-7
-8
-9
-10
-9
min °C
-12
-11
-14
-14
-14
-11
-7
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-7
-9
-10
-10
-10
-24
-23
-27
-24
-22
-20
-14
-15
-14
-13
-16
-14
-12
-14
-19
-18
-16
-18
1150
1250
0
700
1100
400
1450
1650
500
1800
1800
1050
1500
1600
1200
1600
1650
850
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2300
2200
2300
2200
2200
2300
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2300
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-11-13-14-13-10-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-9-10-10-10-7-5-11-11-6-8-5-1-6-4-1-4-3-2-4-4-3-6
Sunrise
7:28
7:26
7:24
7:22
7:20
7:18
Sunset
6:17
6:20
6:22
6:23
6:24
6:27

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Mainly severe gales.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 230).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 20).
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. (11 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 30).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 113).
16
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 115).
10
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
61
Near gales from the SE
(61 kph at 139).
76
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 121).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 130).
11 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast

* 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.