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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 am Wed 03 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
 km/h
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
30
W
20
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
45
WSW
50
W
25
WSW
50
WSW
60
WSW
 cm 
5
 mm 
max°C
-9
-9
-7
-8
-8
-9
-13
-13
-11
-11
-11
-10
-11
-8
-9
-9
-9
-7
min°C
-10
-9
-9
-8
-9
-12
-13
-13
-12
-11
-11
-11
-12
-11
-9
-11
-11
-8
chill°C 
-16
-16
-15
-16
-17
-17
-20
-20
-18
-17
-18
-20
-21
-22
-20
-20
-21
-20
Freezing level (m
700
350
250
650
500
0
650
200
0
750
400
200
850
700
850
1150
800
1200
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-9-8-8-9-11-13-13-12-11-11-11-12-10-9-10-10-8-8-7-8-8-6-9-9-9-10-8-7-9-8-6-6-5-6-4
Sunrise
8:23
8:25
8:26
8:26
8:29
8:30
Sunset
4:37
4:36
4:36
4:36
4:35
4:35

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, gales from the WSW by Mon 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
3 km E
1981m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
0
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 260).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
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
0° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour 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. (15 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 154).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
38 minutes ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 168).
0
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 125).
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.