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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 pm Tue 03 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
 km/h
15
WSW
25
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
30
W
15
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
15
SW
10
W
10
NE
2
11
max °C
0
-2
1
3
1
2
4
0
4
5
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
0
-2
min °C
-1
-4
-2
1
-1
0
2
-1
0
2
-4
-3
-1
-1
0
-1
-6
-5
-11
-7
-3
-6
-6
0
-5
-3
-1
-12
-7
-6
-8
-6
-5
-10
1300
1100
3150
3200
1350
3500
3300
1150
3450
3150
1000
1500
1450
1550
2000
1850
1200
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
8850
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:11
8:10
8:07
8:07
8:04
Sunset
5:36
5:37
5:39
5:40
5:43
5:45

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Sun 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 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.
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 220).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 240).
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.
3 hours ago
-11° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 330 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.
3 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 220).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 256).
10
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
16
Light winds from the WSW
(16 kph at 240).
23
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
Wind obs. (43 kph from 142 degs) was rejected.
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 261).
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.