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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Wed 22 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain shwrs
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
 km/h
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
0
SE
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
3
4
2
2
1
1
1
2
0.2
max °C
5
1
-2
-5
-4
-7
-7
-5
-8
-7
-5
-6
-7
-6
-7
-2
1
-2
min °C
4
0
-7
-7
-5
-11
-9
-5
-10
-9
-5
-9
-8
-6
-8
-5
0
-3
2
-3
-13
-13
-11
-17
-16
-11
-13
-12
-8
-9
-8
-8
-8
-5
-2
-6
3000
2250
1350
1100
1500
300
800
1400
700
800
1400
850
800
1250
550
1250
1950
1350
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
3100
2300
5250
3400
2800
2300
2350
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2500
2650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:31
6:30
6:28
6:26
6:24
6:22
Sunset
8:46
8:47
8:50
8:52
8:52
8:54

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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 afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Sat morning). 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 120).
0.0 km
BowValley-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
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 71).
2
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 340 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
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 80).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
40 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 47).
13
58 km NE
1158m alt.
52 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 356).
27
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
57 minutes ago
12° C
-
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 317).
72

* 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.