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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Sun 29 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
light snow
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
 km/h
5
W
15
W
25
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
W
15
WSW
20
SW
6
2
1
1
2
2
2
max °C
-14
-18
-17
-16
-16
-14
-13
-13
-10
-10
-11
-9
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
-9
-9
min °C
-16
-18
-18
-18
-16
-15
-14
-13
-11
-10
-11
-10
-9
-10
-9
-9
-8
-9
-10
-22
-26
-29
-27
-22
-21
-20
-19
-17
-16
-16
-10
-13
-15
-14
-16
-16
-15
-16
450
250
700
0
250
1150
200
850
1550
750
1000
1700
1150
1350
1900
1300
1450
1850
1400
Cloud base (m)
2600
2200
2800
5100
2850
2600
2200
2650
2200
2200
2200
2250
2200
2250
2250
2200
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-18-18-17-16-15-14-13-11-10-11-10-9-9-9-9-8-9-10-10-11-9-15-10-7-11-6-4-6-5-2-5-3-1-4-2-1-4
Sunrise
7:22
7:18
7:16
7:15
7:13
7:09
Sunset
8:08
8:10
8:13
8:14
8:15
8:17

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Thu morning). 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
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 80).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
38 minutes ago
-8° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 322).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 40).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
36 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 130).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
48 minutes ago
-7° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 168).
0
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
52 minutes ago
-8° C
-
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 316).
63

* 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.