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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 pm Thu 04 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
25
WSW
40
W
20
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
60
WSW
50
W
45
W
65
W
20
WSW
10
WNW
5
WSW
15
NW
 cm 
1
7
1
1
3
6
2
 mm 
max°C
-10
-12
-11
-11
-10
-10
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-7
-6
-10
-11
-11
-12
-16
-18
min°C
-12
-12
-11
-13
-10
-11
-12
-12
-11
-10
-10
-8
-10
-10
-11
-13
-13
-17
-21
chill°C 
-19
-20
-18
-19
-18
-19
-22
-20
-22
-20
-18
-18
-22
-21
-21
-21
-18
-21
-28
Freezing level (m
200
650
650
250
800
750
350
900
750
450
1000
900
1200
1200
1000
500
900
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2150
2200
2250
2300
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2150
2200
2250
2250
2200
2200
2250
2750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-12-11-12-10-11-12-12-11-10-10-8-8-10-11-12-13-17-20-9-9-7-9-8-6-8-7-6-8-7-4-5-6-5-7-7-11-17
Sunrise
8:26
8:26
8:29
8:30
8:30
8:32
Sunset
4:36
4:36
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 well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Sat night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue afternoon, calm 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
3 hours ago
-
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 240).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 340).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
-16° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 187).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 165).
0
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 127).
0
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 269).
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.