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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Sat 04 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
WSW
0
S
5
SW
10
SW
25
SW
15
SW
5
W
10
NW
5
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
3
13
9
2
1
2
max °C
-1
0
-2
-1
1
-1
3
4
2
1
-4
-5
-7
-4
-6
-4
-2
-5
min °C
-3
0
-4
-3
0
-2
0
4
1
-1
-4
-9
-8
-5
-11
-6
-3
-7
-7
-3
-4
-3
0
-2
-2
1
-5
-1
-7
-9
-11
-7
-11
-8
-5
-10
1500
1950
1650
1400
2100
1550
2100
2500
2300
2150
1500
1050
800
1350
250
900
1650
900
Cloud base (m)
2200
2250
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2450
2500
2300
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2350
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-8-8-7-6-3-4-4-7-11-13-14-13-12-12-11-10-20-3-21-22420-4-7-8-5-9-5-3-6
Sunrise
7:09
7:07
7:05
7:03
7:01
7:00
Sunset
8:17
8:19
8:21
8:22
8:23
8:25

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Wed night). 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.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).
0.0 km
BowValley-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.
36 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
2
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour 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
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
53 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 268).
10
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 177).
3
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
41
Strong winds from the ESE
(41 kph at 122).
50

* 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.