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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Sat 18 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 9mm) on Wed morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
night
AM
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
clear
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
3
3
1
7
2
2
1
0.4
0.5
9
max °C
-2
4
5
3
7
8
5
8
9
7
2
2
-3
-4
-2
-4
-6
-5
-8
min °C
-3
2
5
2
5
8
3
6
9
4
2
0
-8
-6
-2
-7
-7
-6
-13
-7
-1
2
-2
3
6
-2
4
7
4
2
-4
-13
-11
-6
-10
-10
-10
-16
1250
2600
2950
2900
2800
2900
3000
3000
3100
3250
2500
2250
1200
1100
1800
1400
900
1400
0
Cloud base (m)
2350
2250
2300
2550
9050
2800
3050
8800
3200
2200
2200
2250
2200
3350
2250
2200
2500
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-1-1-1-1-10011-4-6-12-14-11-12-15-14-15-335368479621-6-5-2-6-7-6-11
Sunrise
6:37
6:35
6:33
6:31
6:30
6:28
Sunset
8:42
8:44
8:45
8:46
8:47
8:50

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild at first with light rain (total 9mm) on Wed morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue night, min -8°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.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
59 minutes ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 323).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 170).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
59 minutes ago
-1° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 210).
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 300).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
43 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 159).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 195).
3
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
59 minutes ago
1° C
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 127 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.