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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 am Tue 02 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, near gales from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
 km/h
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
25
WNW
25
W
5
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
30
W
20
WSW
30
W
20
WSW
35
WSW
45
W
25
W
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-9
-10
-9
-8
-8
-7
-8
-8
-9
-12
-10
-9
-10
-11
-11
-11
-10
-9
min°C
-9
-11
-10
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-12
-12
-12
-10
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
chill°C 
-14
-15
-16
-13
-14
-14
-16
-17
-17
-19
-20
-18
-19
-20
-17
-20
-24
-19
Freezing level (m
850
450
0
650
300
0
650
500
0
650
450
250
850
450
0
800
650
400
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2200
2250
2200
2250
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-11-10-8-8-8-8-8-11-12-11-10-11-11-11-11-11-10-8-7-9-8-7-9-7-6-9-9-7-8-7-7-9-8-7-7
Sunrise
8:22
8:23
8:25
8:26
8:26
8:29
Sunset
4:37
4:37
4:36
4:36
4:36
4:35

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, near gales from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

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
3 km E
1981m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
0
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 280).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
54 minutes ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 265).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 175).
3
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
54 minutes ago
-7° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 163).
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.