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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 pm Fri 21 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, stormy winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
30
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
15
W
25
SW
40
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
90
WSW
85
WSW
40
W
 cm 
3
1.0
1.0
8
 mm 
max°C
-6
-6
-6
-5
-8
-6
-6
-9
-11
-8
-10
-10
-9
-6
-4
-1
-1
-1
-3
min°C
-8
-7
-8
-8
-9
-7
-9
-10
-11
-10
-10
-11
-10
-8
-5
-4
-1
-1
-5
chill°C 
-18
-17
-18
-18
-15
-14
-21
-18
-20
-16
-17
-19
-17
-15
-12
-12
-10
-12
-13
Freezing level (m
600
1450
1600
1200
1750
1900
1400
1550
1500
650
1400
1550
1050
1300
1450
950
1550
2350
1200
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2250
2200
2250
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-7-7-9-7-8-10-11-9-10-11-10-7-5-3-1-1-4-6-4-2-3-3-1-3-4-4-6-6-3-6-5-2-4-22-3
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Sun morning).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, stormy winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 318).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 250).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
Wind obs. (109 kph from 147 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.