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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Tue 21 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
10
SW
15
S
5
SSE
15
NE
20
N
25
NNW
15
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
N
5
WSW
9
4
3
3
1
2
2
1
2
max °C
2
3
-1
-5
-9
-13
-12
-13
-15
-14
-15
-16
-14
-15
-15
-11
-11
min °C
1
2
-3
-6
-13
-14
-12
-16
-16
-14
-16
-17
-14
-16
-16
-12
-12
-2
-2
-3
-11
-23
-24
-20
-27
-27
-23
-24
-25
-20
-20
-20
-12
-12
3200
3400
2950
2250
1450
1200
1550
750
900
1300
750
800
1250
500
650
1500
800
Cloud base (m)
3400
5950
2200
2200
5200
3250
2300
3300
2350
2650
2550
2300
2300
2500
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
23-2-6-11-14-12-15-16-14-16-17-14-16-16-12-1210751-5-5-4-9-8-6-9-9-6-10-8-4-6
Sunrise
6:31
6:30
6:28
6:26
6:24
Sunset
8:45
8:46
8:47
8:50
8:52
8:52

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
10° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 210).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
36 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 313).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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
12° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 176).
0
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
48 minutes ago
11° C
-
Wind obs. (44 kph from 313 degs) was rejected.
63 km SW
914m alt.
40 minutes ago
17° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 277).
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.