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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

CaThe Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

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Issued: 11 pm Fri 19 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
5
ESE
15
S
10
SW
30
WSW
50
W
35
W
15
W
10
W
5
W
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wave Height Map
T alberta.wind.3.cc23
T alberta.wind.18.cc23
T alberta.wind.42.cc23
T alberta.wind.66.cc23
T alberta.wind.90.cc23
T alberta.wind.114.cc23
T alberta.wind.138.cc23
 cm 
1.0
1.0
 mm 
max°C
-10
-7
-7
-6
-9
-9
-10
-10
-7
-7
-7
-4
-3
-4
-3
-3
-7
-5
-7
min°C
-13
-8
-8
-7
-10
-10
-10
-10
-8
-8
-8
-4
-4
-4
-3
-6
-7
-6
-8
chill°C 
-13
-14
-13
-14
-20
-20
-18
-16
-12
-13
-13
-8
-8
-10
-8
-11
-13
-11
-12
Freezing level (m
300
1250
2100
1300
1600
1900
1350
1500
2100
1600
1950
2500
2250
2450
2700
2200
2000
2300
1850
Cloud base (m)
2450
2500
2200
2550
2650
2200
2850
2900
2400
3100
3200
6600
3200
2450
2200
2600
2350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-8-8-7-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-4-4-4-3-5-7-6-8-9-31-3-2-2-4-22-215246113-1
Sunrise
6:33
6:31
6:30
6:28
6:26
6:24
Sunset
8:45
8:46
8:47
8:50
8:52
8:52

The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sun morning).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Mon 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
23 km N
1828m alt.
4 hours ago
-11° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 175).
6
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 130).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 150).
0.0 km
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 80).
0.0 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.