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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 am Fri 26 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -22°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the NNE by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, strong winds from the W by Tue night).

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
25
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
5
NNE
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
25
WNW
25
WSW
45
W
15
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
2
1
max °C
-11
-12
-13
-21
-18
-13
-10
-7
-5
-4
-4
-2
-2
-2
-3
-4
-5
-3
min °C
-11
-12
-20
-22
-20
-16
-11
-8
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-3
-4
-5
-5
-5
-21
-21
-27
-31
-27
-22
-16
-14
-13
-9
-9
-7
-9
-10
-11
-11
-12
-13
1050
300
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
400
0
350
900
450
400
850
800
850
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
2250
2250
2200
2250
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:41
8:42
8:42
8:42
8:42
8:42
Sunset
4:39
4:40
4:42
4:43
4:44
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 -5°C on Sun night, min -22°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the NNE by Sat morning).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, strong winds from the W by Tue 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
52 minutes ago
1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (61 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
52 minutes ago
-9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 202).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
48 minutes ago
-12° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 161).
2
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 263).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
light snow
Light snow.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
1 km
Low: overcast

* 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.