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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Sat 05 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow on Sat afternoon turning to drizzle on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2500
2250
5400
3150
3250
3400
3050
2200
2800
3050
3350
9400
8350
7200
8550
2650
km/h
10
SE
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
2
6
 mm
0.9
1
max °C
-2
-1
0
1
3
2
1
1
0
0
3
2
3
5
6
6
7
4
min °C
-2
-1
0
0
3
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
2
5
6
4
6
-4
 chill °C
-6
-3
-2
-2
1
0
-1
-2
-4
-3
-1
-3
-2
1
2
-2
1
-10
Freezing level m
2650
2800
3000
3050
3400
3300
3150
3150
2950
3100
3250
3300
3400
3750
4000
3950
3900
3250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-101321100323565705658127896711810141011157
Sunrise
7:00
7:01
7:03
7:03
7:05
7:07
Sunset
8:17
8:15
8:13
8:10
8:08
8:06

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A light covering of new snow on Sat afternoon turning to drizzle on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

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.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 80).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours 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
18°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 330 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.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 60).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 59).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 195).
5
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
38 minutes ago
6°C
-
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 314).
20
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 248).
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.