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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 am Sun 25 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
10
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
35
W
40
W
40
W
60
WSW
45
W
30
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
15
WSW
max °C
-10
-9
-8
-8
-7
-8
-7
-5
-4
-7
-6
-5
-6
-5
-5
-6
-5
-6
min °C
-11
-9
-10
-8
-8
-8
-7
-6
-7
-8
-7
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
-5
-8
-16
-16
-17
-16
-15
-14
-11
-12
-16
-18
-16
-15
-16
-16
-16
-18
-14
-14
350
0
0
400
300
0
800
700
600
1000
900
700
1000
1250
950
1350
1450
1100
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2300
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-9-9-8-8-8-7-6-6-8-7-6-6-6-6-7-5-7-11-8-12-9-7-10-8-4-7-6-4-5-5-3-5-4-2-4
Sunrise
8:26
8:25
8:22
8:22
8:21
8:18
Sunset
5:20
5:22
5:23
5:25
5:27
5:29

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

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
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 150).
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
-16° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
41 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 184).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 212 degs) was rejected.
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-14° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 123).
0
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 261).
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.