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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Wed 08 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
10
SSE
5
SW
5
E
5
ESE
5
S
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
N
15
WSW
2
1
4
4
6
2
max °C
-10
-9
-9
-10
-7
-4
-2
-2
-2
-3
-4
-5
-8
-7
-6
-7
-8
-7
min °C
-11
-10
-11
-11
-8
-7
-3
-3
-2
-4
-4
-8
-8
-7
-7
-9
-9
-8
-17
-16
-16
-16
-14
-12
-7
-6
-5
-7
-4
-12
-11
-10
-10
-9
-13
-13
1100
1800
1100
1250
2050
1600
2300
2650
2500
2400
2450
1950
1650
1950
1650
1650
1750
1700
Cloud base (m)
6400
2950
2550
2200
2850
2700
8600
8500
6200
2200
2650
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:01
7:00
6:56
6:54
6:52
6:50
Sunset
8:23
8:25
8:27
8:29
8:30
8:31

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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 below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Mon morning). 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.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 50).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
54 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 12).
2
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 180 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
6° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 64).
14
58 km NE
1158m alt.
45 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
14
Light winds from the ENE
(14 kph at 65).
23
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 329 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.