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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 pm Sat 07 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat afternoon, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Sun morning, calm by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed night, min -20°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Sat
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
 km/h
65
W
60
WSW
55
WSW
35
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
W
25
W
35
WSW
35
SW
45
WSW
65
WSW
20
WSW
40
WNW
15
W
3
3
4
6
4
5
5
12
4
7
max °C
-4
-4
-7
-10
-15
-17
-18
-19
-20
-19
-18
-16
-14
-10
-14
-16
-18
min °C
-4
-6
-9
-12
-18
-18
-18
-20
-20
-19
-19
-17
-16
-13
-16
-18
-19
-14
-18
-21
-23
-18
-24
-23
-29
-31
-31
-31
-30
-28
-28
-25
-31
-26
2150
1950
1800
1250
200
650
550
0
350
500
0
550
700
1000
900
650
0
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
2550
2200
2200
2500
2200
2200
3100
2250
2200
2150
2200
2300
2400
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:09
7:07
7:05
7:03
7:01
Sunset
6:31
7:34
6:36
6:37
6:38
6:40

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat afternoon, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Sun morning, calm by Sun night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed night, min -20°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Thu 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
57 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 239).
6
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- 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
6° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 250).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
43 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 278).
21
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 212).
32
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (94 kph from 137 degs) was rejected.

* 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.