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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 pm Wed 19 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the WSW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
N
10
NNE
5
N
 cm 
9
7
4
1
 mm 
max°C
-6
-3
-4
-4
-4
-2
-4
-5
-5
-5
-4
-5
-5
-7
-11
-15
-17
min°C
-6
-5
-4
-5
-5
-3
-4
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-6
-9
-15
-16
-17
chill°C 
-11
-5
-8
-11
-11
-10
-12
-15
-16
-14
-14
-14
-13
-14
-25
-23
-22
Freezing level (m
1250
700
1450
1100
1000
1400
1300
950
1600
1450
1350
1900
1750
1400
800
500
450
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2250
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-4-4-5-5-3-4-6-6-6-5-5-6-8-13-16-17-3-5-3-2-4-2-2-4-3-2-3-1-1-3-7-9-11
Sunrise
8:04
8:06
8:07
8:08
8:11
Sunset
4:47
4:46
4:45
4:45
4:44
4:43

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the WSW by Sat morning).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm 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
-7° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
0
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
54 minutes ago
1° C
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
54 minutes ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 200).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
37 minutes ago
-3° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 194).
3
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
54 minutes ago
-2° C
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 99).
15

* 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.