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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Tue 28 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
km/h
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
WSW
10
SW
0
SW
10
E
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
SW
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2
6
max °C
-8
-6
-6
-6
-4
-2
0
0
0
-1
-2
-3
-3
-2
1
1
4
3
min °C
-9
-6
-7
-7
-4
-4
-1
-1
-1
-3
-2
-4
-4
-2
-2
1
3
2
-13
-9
-10
-10
-7
-7
-4
-4
-6
-6
-2
-8
-7
-5
-5
0
1
-1
1800
2250
1650
2100
2500
2200
2850
2900
2900
2750
2800
2350
2300
2700
3000
3200
3400
3400
Cloud base (m)
2250
2950
2800
2350
2650
2850
2450
2800
2950
3300
2550
2200
2200
2400
9350
6500
5850
4000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:20
6:18
6:16
6:15
6:13
6:11
Sunset
8:55
8:58
9:00
9:00
9:02
9:04

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Fri 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
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
48 minutes 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
11° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
48 minutes ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
29 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 266).
3
58 km NE
1158m alt.
35 minutes ago
-3° C
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 227).
8
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
48 minutes ago
-1° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 131).
37
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 246).
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.