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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 am Mon 15 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the ENE by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
cloud
snow showers
clear
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light rain
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
 km/h
30
SW
35
SW
45
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
N
20
W
25
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
30
WSW
10
W
25
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
 cm 
4
1
4
8
7
3
1
1
1
3
 mm 
0.2
max°C
2
1
0
-7
-5
-4
-6
-10
-12
-11
-9
-9
-9
-9
-15
-13
-12
-11
min°C
1
0
-8
-9
-6
-6
-9
-10
-14
-13
-9
-9
-10
-14
-16
-16
-13
-14
chill°C 
-5
-7
-16
-18
-12
-10
-15
-15
-24
-20
-15
-15
-17
-24
-27
-26
-22
-22
Freezing level (m
2650
2050
1000
900
950
1000
500
350
0
150
350
250
500
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2250
2200
2400
2200
2250
2300
2250
2200
2150
2200
2250
2250
2250
2250
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-4-8-12-13-11-14-15-16-15-14-13-15-17-18-19-18-1721-4-8-6-5-8-10-13-12-9-9-10-12-16-15-13-13
Sunrise
8:36
8:37
8:37
8:38
8:38
8:40
Sunset
4:35
4:35
4:35
4:36
4:36
4:37

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the ENE by Wed morning).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 160 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
-
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
55 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 159).
14
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
Wind obs. (43 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 117 degs) was rejected.
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
14 km
Low: few
Mid: broken

* 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.