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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 am Tue 03 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, stormy winds from the W by Sun morning).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
light snow
heavy snow
 km/h
60
WSW
55
WSW
25
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
55
W
65
WSW
85
W
35
WSW
10
SSW
4
1
3
21
max °C
-6
-6
-7
-7
-8
-8
-10
-11
-11
-12
-12
-6
-4
-5
-4
-4
-7
-10
min °C
-6
-7
-8
-8
-9
-10
-11
-11
-12
-12
-12
-9
-5
-6
-6
-6
-7
-15
-17
-18
-18
-14
-14
-15
-16
-18
-16
-17
-19
-17
-12
-16
-16
-19
-19
-21
1800
1900
1300
1750
1850
1250
1550
1600
550
1300
1450
1000
1350
1750
1200
1950
1900
400
Cloud base (m)
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2350
2200
2200
2450
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-7-8-8-9-9-11-11-12-12-12-8-5-6-5-5-7-13-3-1-4-3-1-4-4-3-8-7-4-6-3-1-3-1-1-7
Sunrise
7:20
7:18
7:16
7:13
7:11
8:09
Sunset
6:24
6:27
6:29
6:30
6:31
7:34

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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 -6°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, stormy winds from the W by Sun morning).

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
9° C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 250).
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
1° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 240).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
33 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 193).
23
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 136).
10
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
72
Gales from the SE
(72 kph at 139).
96
63 km SW
914m alt.
42 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 229).
5

* 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.