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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Tue 24 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Wed night). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat morning, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
 km/h
15
SW
20
SSW
65
WSW
35
SW
65
W
25
S
40
W
50
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
25
SW
10
SSE
1
8
6
3
8
1
2
1
2
4
14
max °C
-10
-8
-7
-11
-13
-13
-17
-16
-15
-13
-11
-9
-7
-7
-9
-10
-10
-12
min °C
-10
-9
-10
-13
-13
-17
-17
-17
-16
-14
-13
-11
-8
-8
-10
-11
-10
-18
-17
-16
-21
-28
-27
-25
-30
-31
-28
-23
-22
-20
-15
-16
-21
-22
-19
-22
1150
1500
1550
1350
1450
0
0
950
0
0
1350
0
950
1900
750
1350
1700
600
Cloud base (m)
2400
2200
2200
2200
3900
2350
2250
2650
2650
2200
2600
2250
2300
2350
2250
2200
2400
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:35
7:33
7:30
7:28
7:26
7:24
Sunset
8:00
8:00
8:02
8:04
8:06
8:07

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Wed night). Mainly gales.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat morning, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, calm 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.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 40).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 2).
2
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- 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
-4° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 80).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
38 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 119).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
38 minutes ago
-4° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 143).
8
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
55 minutes ago
-2° C
-
61
Near gales from the SE
(61 kph at 134).
80

* 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.