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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Mon 06 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -8°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
25
SW
60
WSW
30
W
40
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
N
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
1
3
2
2
max °C
-3
-3
-9
-13
-11
-10
-9
-9
-11
-7
-5
-3
-3
-2
-3
-2
-3
min °C
-3
-7
-13
-13
-13
-11
-10
-11
-11
-8
-7
-3
-4
-3
-3
-2
-5
-10
-18
-24
-25
-20
-17
-16
-14
-16
-14
-13
-8
-9
-8
-7
-7
-10
2600
2300
1700
1450
950
1200
1850
1300
1250
2000
1550
2200
2550
2450
2500
2750
2050
Cloud base (m)
2350
2850
4150
3250
2750
6600
2800
2550
2200
2750
2700
8800
8800
8800
2250
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Sunrise
7:03
7:01
7:00
6:56
6:54
Sunset
8:21
8:22
8:23
8:25
8:27
8:29

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -8°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
57 minutes ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 322).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- 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
10° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
57 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 144).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 151).
0
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 138).
43

* 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.