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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 am Thu 05 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun morning, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
 km/h
10
WNW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
35
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
55
W
25
W
5
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
1
max °C
2
2
4
4
2
0
-3
-3
-4
-7
-9
-10
-11
-12
-12
-12
-11
-11
min °C
1
1
2
3
1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-9
-10
-11
-11
-12
-13
-13
-12
-12
-5
-4
-3
-1
-4
-10
-11
-13
-14
-21
-18
-15
-18
-20
-21
-21
-20
-18
3350
3300
1450
3400
3150
1550
2100
1750
1650
1750
1500
750
1100
1150
350
1000
1100
350
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
6500
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2250
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:10
8:07
8:07
8:04
8:03
8:00
Sunset
5:39
5:40
5:43
5:45
5:46
5:49

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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 -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun morning, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun 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 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 306).
5
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 220).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 248).
21
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
Dry
Wind obs. (19 kph from 216 degs) was rejected.
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
-
Wind obs. (39 kph from 154 degs) was rejected.

* 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.