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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 am Wed 04 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
50
W
55
W
35
W
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
45
W
30
SW
65
WSW
45
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
10
W
40
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
1
2
2
max °C
0
1
1
2
3
4
3
2
0
-3
-4
-2
-5
-7
-9
-10
-13
-13
min °C
-1
0
0
1
2
2
3
1
-3
-4
-4
-5
-6
-8
-10
-12
-13
-13
-10
-9
-7
-5
-2
-3
-1
-4
-12
-12
-13
-14
-14
-16
-16
-23
-21
-18
3150
3200
3200
3450
3400
1350
3400
3150
1050
1950
1650
1550
1850
1800
1050
1300
1250
300
Cloud base (m)
2300
2200
2200
2200
2200
6800
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2300
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11123332-2-4-4-4-6-8-10-11-13-1312123-124-2-20-2-2-1-5-6-5-9
Sunrise
8:11
8:10
8:07
8:07
8:04
8:03
Sunset
5:37
5:39
5:40
5:43
5:45
5:46

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon 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.
3 hours ago
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 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
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
4 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 230).
14
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
Dry
14
Light winds from the SW
(14 kph at 226).
16
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (48 kph from 146 degs) was rejected.
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 261).
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.