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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 am Wed 18 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri afternoon, min -21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
 km/h
0
E
0
NW
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
0
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
WNW
1
6
max °C
-17
-16
-19
-13
-12
-16
-12
-11
-15
-12
-10
-14
-10
-7
-8
-5
-4
-8
min °C
-20
-16
-21
-19
-13
-18
-18
-11
-16
-17
-10
-16
-15
-7
-12
-10
-5
-11
-20
-16
-21
-25
-18
-23
-23
-15
-16
-17
-10
-16
-19
-10
-17
-15
-5
-14
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
400
0
0
400
0
0
600
0
1100
1050
0
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
2200
2300
2200
2200
2500
2250
2250
2350
2200
2200
2400
2650
2200
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:47
7:45
7:43
7:41
7:39
7:37
Sunset
6:02
6:05
6:06
6:07
6:09
6:12

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri afternoon, min -21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -17°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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-29° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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
-7° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 60).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 70).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 25).
10
58 km NE
1158m alt.
40 minutes ago
-24° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 188).
2
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-12° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 285).
0
63 km SW
914m alt.
53 minutes ago
-10° C
-
Wind obs. (8 kph from 253 degs) was rejected.

* 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.