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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Wed 25 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat night, min -19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
25
SSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
15
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
5
SSW
25
SSW
0
NNW
5
ENE
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
6
2
10
2
2
10
1
7
9
max °C
-13
-16
-15
-14
-11
-10
-8
-8
-9
-10
-12
-11
-12
-14
-14
-16
-18
-15
-15
min °C
-16
-17
-16
-16
-12
-10
-9
-8
-9
-12
-13
-11
-15
-15
-15
-19
-19
-16
-15
-25
-28
-28
-29
-22
-20
-19
-16
-18
-21
-22
-20
-23
-22
-15
-23
-23
-23
-22
450
0
1050
0
400
1500
450
1050
1850
1150
450
1550
700
450
1050
400
0
950
0
Cloud base (m)
2400
2250
2700
2650
2200
2450
2350
2200
2500
2200
2200
2350
2300
2200
2200
2200
2200
2500
2550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-17-16-15-12-10-9-8-9-11-13-11-14-15-15-18-19-16-15-11-12-7-13-7-3-8-4-2-6-7-4-8-9-7-11-11-8-12
Sunrise
7:30
7:28
7:26
7:24
7:22
7:18
Sunset
8:02
8:04
8:06
8:07
8:08
8:10

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Thu night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat night, min -19°C on Mon night). 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
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 40).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 336).
0
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 40).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 63).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 131).
3
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 216 degs) was rejected.

* 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.