– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W
The Fortress
Weather Forecast, CanadaIssued: 5 pm Tue 24 Mar Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 5 pm Tue 24 Mar Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
Issued: 5 pm Tue 24 Mar Local Time
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2 The Fortress Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Thu morning). Mainly gales. | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||
Tue 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | ||||||||||||
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mod. snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | mod. snow | cloudy | snow shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | snow shwrs | |
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max °C | -8 | -6 | -11 | -13 | -13 | -17 | -16 | -15 | -13 | -11 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -8 | -10 | -9 | -9 |
min °C | -9 | -10 | -13 | -13 | -16 | -17 | -16 | -16 | -14 | -13 | -11 | -8 | -7 | -9 | -10 | -9 | -10 |
-17 | -21 | -27 | -27 | -24 | -30 | -28 | -29 | -22 | -23 | -20 | -14 | -14 | -18 | -20 | -17 | -19 | |
1450 | 1450 | 1250 | 1450 | 0 | 0 | 900 | 0 | 300 | 1350 | 0 | 1000 | 1950 | 950 | 1450 | 1900 | 950 | |
Cloud base (m) | 2200 | 2200 | 2200 | 3750 | 2500 | 2200 | 2550 | 2600 | 2200 | 2600 | 2300 | 2200 | 2300 | 2300 | 2200 | 2450 | 2200 |
 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
 | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:07 | — |
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Thu morning). Mainly gales.
The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):
A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta | |||||
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Bow Valley- Alta | |||||
Banff Airport | | ||||
Banff Cs- Alta | |||||
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Swansea Mtn |
* 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.