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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 am Thu 08 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat afternoon, min -15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
max °C
-11
-10
-14
-11
-9
-10
-6
-4
-6
-5
-3
-4
-3
-2
-2
-1
1
1
min °C
-14
-13
-15
-14
-11
-11
-9
-7
-8
-7
-5
-5
-4
-3
-3
-3
0
0
-21
-21
-24
-21
-18
-16
-16
-14
-16
-13
-11
-12
-10
-10
-10
-8
-4
-4
150
0
0
0
0
0
650
500
400
900
850
800
1300
1150
1250
1800
2100
3350
Cloud base (m)
2200
2250
2300
2250
2250
2200
2200
2200
2250
2300
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:41
8:40
8:40
8:38
8:38
8:37
Sunset
4:53
4:54
4:57
4:58
5:00
5:00

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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 -4°C on Sat afternoon, min -15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
30 minutes ago
-9° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 318).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 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
-8° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
30 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 121).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 173).
2
63 km SW
914m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 254).
0

* 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.