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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 pm Sun 22 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu afternoon, min -21°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
 km/h
30
WSW
35
WSW
70
W
35
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
W
30
W
45
W
65
WSW
80
WSW
100
WSW
55
W
5
SSW
5
N
30
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
W
1
5
6
1
4
6
3
max °C
-8
-10
-10
-13
-13
-12
-11
-12
-12
-12
-12
-11
-12
-16
-20
-18
-19
-17
-12
min °C
-10
-10
-13
-13
-13
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-11
-14
-19
-21
-19
-20
-19
-14
-21
-18
-27
-25
-20
-20
-22
-21
-23
-24
-26
-26
-25
-23
-21
-27
-28
-28
-25
750
1500
1350
0
900
1000
350
950
1150
350
1100
1450
400
0
0
0
0
400
0
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2250
2250
2200
2300
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2250
2250
2200
2200
2300
2200
2300
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:37
7:35
7:33
7:31
7:28
7:26
Sunset
6:12
6:13
6:15
6:16
6:17
6:20

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu afternoon, min -21°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

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.
45 minutes ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 190).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
45 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
45 minutes ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
26 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 120).
10
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 188).
5
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
45 minutes ago
-3° C
-
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 144).
54
63 km SW
914m alt.
42 minutes ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 256).
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.