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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Sun 19 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
rain shwrs
light rain
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
clear
 km/h
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
N
10
NNE
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
N
0
WNW
1
3
1
2
0.2
0.3
0.6
max °C
3
7
8
5
8
10
7
4
3
-2
-4
-3
-5
-5
-3
-6
-5
-1
-4
min °C
2
5
8
3
6
10
5
3
1
-6
-6
-3
-8
-7
-4
-9
-7
-2
-6
-1
3
6
-2
3
9
5
1
-2
-11
-12
-7
-11
-11
-8
-12
-10
-6
-6
2850
2850
2900
3000
3000
3150
3350
2700
2350
1450
1250
1700
1100
1000
1600
750
950
1750
1050
Cloud base (m)
2550
2750
3150
3350
5200
2400
2200
2200
2200
3400
2350
2250
2800
2350
2200
3900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-1-10022-3-5-12-14-11-13-15-13-15-14-10-113684710642-4-5-3-7-6-4-8-6-2-5
Sunrise
6:35
6:33
6:31
6:30
6:28
6:26
Sunset
8:44
8:45
8:46
8:47
8:50
8:52

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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 Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Fri 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
9° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 310).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 360 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
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 188).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
50 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 188).
2
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
-
Wind obs. (44 kph from 139 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.