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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2300
2700
2550
2950
2800
2500
2200
2200
2550
3750
7100
5550
3500
3300
km/h
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
ESE
0
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
N
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
 mm
0.1
0.1
max °C
0
0
-1
0
0
-1
-1
-1
0
3
3
1
3
2
1
4
3
min °C
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
0
3
1
1
3
1
1
4
2
 chill °C
-6
-8
-3
-3
-4
-4
-5
-7
-4
-1
-1
1
0
-3
-2
2
-1
Freezing level m
3000
2750
2800
3050
2950
2800
2800
2750
2950
3350
3350
3200
3400
3250
3100
3500
3400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-203213214385786555712891279128
Sunrise
6:58
7:00
7:01
7:03
7:03
Sunset
8:22
8:20
8:17
8:15
8:13
8:10

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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 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Sun night). 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
56 minutes ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 220).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
56 minutes 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
18°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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
14°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 221).
63
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 178 degs) was rejected.
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
56 minutes ago
8°C
-
43
Strong winds from the SSE
(43 kph at 151).
54
63 km SW
914m alt.
51 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 248).
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.