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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 pm Mon 01 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
5
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
30
WSW
15
W
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-7
-6
-5
-8
-6
-5
-8
-6
-5
-9
-7
-6
-8
-6
-5
-7
-6
-5
-6
min°C
-9
-9
-8
-9
-9
-8
-9
-9
-7
-10
-9
-7
-9
-9
-6
-8
-7
-6
-7
chill°C 
-12
-12
-11
-12
-14
-13
-14
-15
-13
-14
-13
-10
-15
-14
-12
-13
-13
-14
-15
Freezing level (m
150
800
500
0
650
300
0
650
500
0
700
550
150
800
850
450
850
800
500
Cloud base (m)
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2250
2200
2200
2200
2250
2250
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-9-10-10-9-8-8-8-8-10-11-11-11-10-10-10-10-10-9-8-8-7-9-8-7-9-8-6-10-8-7-9-8-6-8-7-6-7
Sunrise
8:22
8:23
8:25
8:26
8:26
8:29
Sunset
4:37
4:37
4:36
4:36
4:36
4:35

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

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.
3 hours ago
-
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 240).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 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
-6° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
17 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 309).
13
58 km NE
1158m alt.
54 minutes ago
-1° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 210).
5
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
36 minutes ago
-8° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 163).
0
63 km SW
914m alt.
31 minutes ago
-5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 265).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 330).
14 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: 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.