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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Wed 26 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
 km/h
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
E
5
S
5
SW
0
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
 cm 
3
2.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
 mm 
0.1
0.4
max°C
2
4
3
2
0
-4
-3
-2
-4
-2
-2
-4
-3
-2
-4
-2
0
-3
min°C
1
4
1
1
-1
-6
-6
-2
-6
-4
-2
-5
-4
-2
-5
-3
0
-5
chill°C 
-1
1
-2
1
-3
-8
-8
-2
-6
-4
-2
-5
-4
-4
-7
-5
-2
-8
Freezing level (m
2250
2750
2650
2550
2000
900
700
1750
800
1150
1800
950
1350
1750
1100
1450
2000
1400
Cloud base (m)
2200
2250
2400
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2200
2300
2500
2200
2750
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-1-1-3-6-9-8-8-9-9-9-10-11-10-9-10-8-102422-1-5-5-2-5-3-2-5-4-2-5-30-4
Sunrise
7:30
7:28
7:26
7:24
7:22
7:18
Sunset
8:02
8:04
8:06
8:07
8:08
8:10

The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for The Fortress at the specific elevation of 2000 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.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 10).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour 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
1° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 30).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
33 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 93).
21
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
18
Light winds from the ESE
(18 kph at 108).
23
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
-
44
Strong winds from the SSE
(44 kph at 154).
61
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 289).
2

* 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.