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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 am Sat 27 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 Mon night, min -23°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
 km/h
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
30
WSW
25
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
35
W
55
WSW
55
WSW
2
max °C
-23
-21
-13
-9
-7
-6
-4
-4
-3
-2
-1
-2
-4
-4
-3
-2
-3
-3
min °C
-23
-23
-19
-11
-8
-7
-5
-5
-4
-2
-2
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-5
-33
-32
-26
-17
-14
-12
-10
-10
-8
-8
-8
-9
-10
-10
-11
-11
-11
-15
0
0
0
0
0
0
350
500
0
900
600
250
1000
850
750
1400
1200
900
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2200
4250
2200
2200
2400
2250
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-22-16-10-8-7-5-5-4-2-2-3-4-4-4-3-3-4-19-19-19-14-11-13-9-6-8-5-4-6-5-3-4-2-2-4
Sunrise
8:42
8:42
8:42
8:42
8:42
8:42
Sunset
4:40
4:42
4:43
4:44
4:45
4:45

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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 Mon night, min -23°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, gales from the WSW by Thu 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
42 minutes ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
42 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
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
-20° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 40).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 125).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-22° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 164).
2
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
-
Wind obs. (8 kph from 296 degs) was rejected.
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).
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.