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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 am Wed 10 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Mon night). Mainly stormy winds.

Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
heavy snow
 km/h
45
WSW
25
WSW
40
WSW
45
W
30
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
80
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
70
WSW
50
WSW
20
WSW
 cm 
2
10
2
1
1
12
 mm 
max°C
-7
-6
-5
-7
-9
-9
-11
-9
-8
-5
-3
-1
-4
-4
-3
-2
-2
-4
min°C
-8
-6
-7
-8
-9
-11
-12
-10
-9
-6
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-3
-4
-7
chill°C 
-18
-15
-13
-18
-20
-19
-20
-19
-17
-13
-12
-14
-17
-16
-12
-14
-14
-18
Freezing level (m
1200
1150
1450
1000
350
0
650
550
400
1200
1250
1400
1550
1350
1600
2100
2150
1800
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
2250
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-6-6-8-9-10-12-10-9-6-4-3-5-5-4-3-3-6-4-3-3-5-6-9-9-7-8-5-2-1-2-1-2-11-2
Sunrise
8:32
8:33
8:33
8:34
8:36
8:36
Sunset
4:35
4:35
4:35
4:35
4:35
4:35

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Mon night). Mainly stormy winds.

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.
26 minutes ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
0
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
69
Gales from the SW
(69 kph at 220).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 260).
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
-5° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-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
-2° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
54 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 173).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 227 degs) was rejected.
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 147).
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.