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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 am Fri 19 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
 km/h
35
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
30
SW
30
SW
15
SW
10
SW
20
SSW
25
S
20
SW
 cm 
1
2
1
1
3
 mm 
max°C
-10
-10
-12
-11
-10
-9
-8
-7
-9
-9
-8
-9
-7
-6
-9
-4
-1
-2
min°C
-11
-14
-15
-14
-11
-11
-10
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-9
-8
-9
-7
-2
-9
chill°C 
-21
-24
-24
-23
-20
-19
-17
-16
-16
-17
-18
-18
-18
-14
-15
-12
-8
-16
Freezing level (m
550
0
0
150
0
350
700
200
250
600
150
0
1000
700
0
1050
1250
400
Cloud base (m)
2300
2200
2250
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
2250
2200
2300
2200
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-18-18-18-17-15-14-14-14-14-15-14-13-13-12-9-5-8-11-12-14-13-11-10-9-9-10-10-10-10-8-7-9-6-2-6
Sunrise
8:38
8:40
8:40
8:41
8:41
8:41
Sunset
4:36
4:37
4:37
4:37
4:37
4:38

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 250).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 70).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
0.0 km
58 km NE
1158m alt.
32 minutes ago
-14° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 161).
3
63 km SW
914m alt.
56 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 295).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
clear
Clear
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 330).
14 km
69 km SSW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 276).
21

* 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.