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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 am Wed 04 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sat night, calm 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
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
15
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
10
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
65
W
95
W
55
WSW
20
SW
20
W
20
W
10
W
10
W
1
1
8
9
1
max °C
-7
-8
-8
-10
-11
-11
-12
-12
-7
-6
-5
-2
-8
-9
-16
-17
-17
-17
min °C
-7
-9
-9
-11
-11
-12
-13
-12
-11
-6
-6
-5
-8
-14
-18
-17
-17
-18
-15
-13
-14
-16
-19
-19
-19
-18
-18
-14
-17
-16
-20
-23
-18
-27
-25
-18
1700
1800
1100
1600
1600
450
1250
1500
850
1250
1750
1250
1800
1000
0
700
850
0
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
2200
2300
2250
2200
2500
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2900
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-9-9-11-11-12-13-12-9-6-6-4-8-12-17-17-17-18-3-1-4-4-3-8-7-4-6-4-2-2-2-5-13-11-8-13
Sunrise
7:18
7:16
7:13
7:11
8:09
7:07
Sunset
6:27
6:29
6:30
6:31
7:34
6:36

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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 well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sat night, calm 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.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
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.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 200).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
28 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 312).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 166).
0
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 136).
31
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
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.