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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Tue 25 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
15
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
15
S
 cm 
1.0
2.0
7
6
1.0
3
2.0
 mm 
max°C
-6
-5
-4
-5
-1
0
-3
-6
-8
-9
-9
-8
-9
-9
-8
-7
-7
-7
min°C
-7
-6
-5
-5
-4
-2
-5
-7
-10
-9
-9
-9
-10
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
chill°C 
-13
-12
-12
-10
-10
-8
-8
-11
-16
-15
-14
-14
-15
-14
-14
-8
-8
-14
Freezing level (m
1500
2150
2050
2050
2300
2950
2400
1950
850
600
1500
600
1100
1850
1100
1300
2000
1300
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2250
2200
2250
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-6-5-5-3-1-4-7-9-9-9-9-10-9-9-8-8-8-1101331-1-5-6-4-6-4-1-6-20-4
Sunrise
7:33
7:30
7:28
7:26
7:24
7:22
Sunset
8:00
8:02
8:04
8:06
8:07
8:08

The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Sat morning). 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 10).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
4 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
48 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 133).
14
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 136).
3
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
-
52
Near gales from the SE
(52 kph at 138).
65
63 km SW
914m alt.
50 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 276).
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.