Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 am Sat 22 Feb Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
10
W
 cm 
2.0
2.0
 mm 
max°C
-2
-1
-2
-1
-1
-2
-4
-4
-6
-4
-4
-6
-3
-1
-3
-1
0
-2
min°C
-5
-2
-3
-3
-2
-5
-5
-4
-6
-6
-4
-6
-7
-2
-5
-3
-2
-4
chill°C 
-13
-8
-10
-8
-7
-13
-11
-10
-12
-12
-8
-11
-12
-6
-10
-10
-9
-8
Freezing level (m
1450
1650
1250
1800
1750
1450
1450
1450
700
1400
1500
900
1300
1450
950
1350
1650
1300
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2250
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-6-8-9-9-10-11-10-11-12-10-8-5-3-2-6-7-4-2-3-2-2-4-5-4-6-5-4-6-5-2-4-2-1-3
Sunrise
7:39
7:37
7:35
7:33
7:31
7:28
Sunset
6:09
6:12
6:13
6:15
6:16
6:17

The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

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.
2 hours ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 240).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
49 minutes ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 325).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 240).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
58 km NE
1158m alt.
52 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 167).
3
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (83 kph from 149 degs) was rejected.

* 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.