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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 pm Sat 17 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -29°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
10
W
0
S
5
WSW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
5
SSW
0
SSW
10
ENE
1
6
max °C
1
-6
-5
-3
-8
-3
-2
-7
-5
-3
-10
-6
-4
-6
-9
-9
-15
min °C
-3
-9
-10
-5
-9
-9
-5
-8
-9
-6
-12
-11
-6
-9
-11
-10
-24
-7
-9
-10
-8
-13
-13
-9
-13
-13
-9
-16
-15
-11
-15
-15
-10
-32
900
0
1000
1000
0
1200
700
350
1000
750
0
750
550
0
400
400
0
Cloud base (m)
2200
8800
2200
2300
2200
2200
2200
2400
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:33
8:33
8:32
8:30
8:29
Sunset
5:07
5:08
5:09
5:12
5:14
5:15

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -29°C on Fri 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 240).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 197).
2
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 158 degs) was rejected.
63 km SW
914m alt.
44 minutes ago
-5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 285).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 330).
14 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.