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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Tue 29 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
35
SW
10
SSE
5
NE
0
NNW
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
 cm 
3
5
10
 mm 
max°C
-5
-7
-5
-4
-3
-1
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
-1
-5
-5
-4
-1
0
min°C
-8
-7
-5
-5
-3
-2
0
3
3
4
3
5
0
-4
-5
-6
-5
-2
0
chill°C 
-13
-12
-9
-9
-6
-6
-4
0
0
1
0
2
-4
-7
-8
-9
-9
-6
-4
Freezing level (m
1800
2000
2400
2050
2550
2800
3200
3500
3450
3550
3500
3650
3500
2750
2200
2150
2300
2750
2950
Cloud base (m)
2800
2350
2700
2700
2700
8500
8800
2300
2200
2250
2400
2600
3150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-5-5-3-22344453-3-5-6-5-20-114158691291114932-1375
Sunrise
6:16
6:15
6:13
6:11
6:09
6:07
Sunset
9:00
9:00
9:02
9:04
9:06
9:07

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Sun 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 5 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
0° 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
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (28 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
5° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
58 km NE
1158m alt.
47 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 196 degs) was rejected.
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 325).
43
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
-
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.