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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 pm Sun 30 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed night, min -19°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
W
30
WNW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
N
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
 cm 
1
6
2
 mm 
max°C
-7
-4
-5
-6
-9
-11
-9
-8
-8
-7
-8
-8
-9
-13
-18
-13
-12
-12
-12
min°C
-10
-6
-5
-9
-10
-11
-10
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-11
-15
-19
-16
-12
-12
-13
chill°C 
-15
-11
-11
-14
-14
-16
-15
-13
-15
-14
-16
-17
-17
-19
-23
-22
-20
-21
-23
Freezing level (m
0
600
250
150
750
650
0
650
350
0
600
300
300
400
0
0
450
100
0
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2250
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-5-5-8-10-11-10-8-8-8-8-8-10-14-19-15-12-12-13-10-7-6-8-8-6-9-8-6-9-7-7-8-9-13-14-10-8-10
Sunrise
8:21
8:22
8:23
8:25
8:26
8:26
Sunset
4:37
4:37
4:37
4:36
4:36
4:36

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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 -4°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed night, min -19°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 230).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 310).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
37 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
19 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 144).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 179).
0
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
37 minutes ago
-13° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 164).
0
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 254).
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.