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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Tue 15 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the ESE by Sat night).

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
 km/h
10
W
15
SW
20
WSW
20
NE
15
NNE
5
NW
25
NNW
20
N
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
30
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
 cm 
3
2.0
1.0
1.0
3
3
11
8
11
12
 mm 
max°C
-3
-4
-4
-15
-13
-13
-13
-11
-8
-4
-1
1
-3
-5
-6
-12
-11
-12
min°C
-4
-4
-10
-15
-14
-14
-13
-12
-11
-6
-3
-1
-5
-6
-12
-12
-12
-12
chill°C 
-9
-10
-14
-24
-21
-20
-22
-20
-15
-11
-7
-8
-10
-12
-17
-18
-18
-18
Freezing level (m
2300
2550
1550
1050
1350
800
1200
1550
1100
1750
2600
3150
2350
2300
1600
1250
1550
1150
Cloud base (m)
2350
2650
2600
2200
2300
2550
2250
2450
2600
2200
2850
2400
2300
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-7-15-14-14-13-12-10-5-20-4-6-9-12-12-1235-2-7-5-7-6-4-515232-3-5-4-6
Sunrise
6:47
6:45
6:43
6:39
6:37
6:35
Sunset
8:35
8:37
8:38
8:39
8:42
8:44

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the ESE by Sat night).

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.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 296).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
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
2° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
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.