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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 pm Fri 13 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri afternoon, min -14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon afternoon, min -20°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Fri
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
30
SSE
10
SE
15
ENE
10
E
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
1
3
1
3
5
2
2
2
3
max °C
-11
-11
-11
-12
-12
-14
-14
-12
-11
-9
-9
-13
-17
-17
-18
-18
-18
min °C
-11
-12
-12
-12
-14
-14
-14
-13
-13
-10
-11
-17
-17
-17
-18
-18
-19
-19
-19
-19
-20
-23
-22
-21
-20
-20
-18
-16
-25
-24
-17
-23
-23
-24
1250
900
1300
1350
750
1000
1100
250
1100
1400
500
0
0
0
0
150
0
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2250
2300
2200
2200
2400
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:54
7:52
7:50
7:48
7:47
Sunset
5:53
5:55
5:57
5:59
6:00
6:02

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri afternoon, min -14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon afternoon, min -20°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon night, calm by Tue 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
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 307).
2
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
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
2° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 110).
10
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 239).
8
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
70
Gales from the SSE
(70 kph at 148).
85

* 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.