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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Mon 09 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed night, min -20°C on Mon night). Mainly stormy winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu morning, min -21°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
15
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
10
W
25
W
45
WSW
55
W
30
WSW
10
SW
60
WNW
80
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
W
5
SW
15
W
10
NW
25
WNW
2
2
1
2
15
1
1
1
2
3
4
1
1
max °C
-18
-18
-19
-20
-18
-18
-18
-15
-12
-15
-17
-16
-16
-15
-18
-19
-20
-20
min °C
-19
-18
-20
-20
-19
-18
-18
-16
-15
-16
-18
-18
-17
-15
-19
-21
-21
-21
-27
-28
-29
-28
-30
-29
-33
-27
-22
-29
-35
-26
-24
-24
-19
-29
-27
-28
0
700
0
0
600
0
0
950
650
650
750
0
0
900
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2350
2850
2400
2250
3100
2350
2200
2250
2150
2350
3400
2400
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:07
8:06
8:03
8:02
7:58
7:56
Sunset
7:35
7:36
7:37
7:39
7:40
7:43

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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. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed night, min -20°C on Mon night). Mainly stormy winds.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu morning, min -21°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 220).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 220).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 219).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 199).
3
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
-
41
Strong winds from the SSE
(41 kph at 160).
50
63 km SW
914m alt.
57 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 255).
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.