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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 am Tue 23 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, gales from the SW by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -20°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
 km/h
30
SW
20
SW
15
SW
30
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
60
SW
35
SW
20
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
35
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
1
1
3
2
4
max °C
-13
-13
-10
-6
-3
-5
-9
-8
-8
-9
-11
-16
-20
-16
-10
-6
-5
-1
min °C
-14
-13
-13
-8
-3
-9
-10
-8
-9
-10
-12
-20
-20
-18
-15
-8
-6
-4
-24
-22
-21
-16
-12
-20
-22
-19
-16
-19
-22
-30
-28
-26
-23
-16
-14
-9
1000
300
400
350
150
1250
1250
600
400
1200
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2250
2250
2200
2250
2250
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-13-12-7-3-7-10-8-9-10-12-18-20-17-13-7-6-3-8-8-9-7-5-4-5-5-6-5-7-17-19-15-15-11-8-9
Sunrise
8:41
8:41
8:41
8:41
8:42
8:42
Sunset
4:37
4:38
4:38
4:39
4:40
4:42

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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 below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, gales from the SW by Thu morning).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -20°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

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 5 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
1° C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
40 minutes ago
-2° C
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
22 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 80).
11
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 202 degs) was rejected.
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 277).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 330).
14 km

* 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.