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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 am Wed 10 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
 km/h
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
10
WSW
 cm 
2
5
2
1
6
 mm 
max°C
-3
-2
-2
-4
-4
-8
-7
-6
-7
-3
-1
0
-1
0
-1
0
1
0
min°C
-5
-3
-3
-5
-8
-10
-10
-7
-9
-7
-2
-1
-2
-2
-2
-1
1
-3
chill°C 
-12
-8
-6
-11
-13
-13
-14
-13
-14
-12
-8
-9
-10
-8
-6
-8
-6
-10
Freezing level (m
1200
1150
1450
1000
350
0
650
550
400
1200
1250
1400
1550
1350
1600
2100
2150
1800
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
2250
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-6-6-8-9-10-12-10-9-6-4-3-5-5-4-3-3-6-4-3-3-5-6-9-9-7-8-5-2-1-2-1-2-11-2
Sunrise
8:32
8:33
8:33
8:34
8:36
8:36
Sunset
4:35
4:35
4:35
4:35
4:35
4:35

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon 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
3 km E
1981m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
0
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
69
Gales from the SW
(69 kph at 220).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 260).
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.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 220).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
46 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 134).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 227 degs) was rejected.
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 147).
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.