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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 am Wed 17 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
10
NW
25
WNW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
30
WSW
10
WSW
25
W
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
 cm 
4
7
2
1
4
7
4
 mm 
max°C
-2
-6
-12
-10
-7
-8
-10
-9
-14
-12
-11
-12
-9
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
min°C
-3
-8
-12
-13
-9
-9
-11
-13
-16
-16
-13
-13
-12
-9
-10
-10
-10
-11
chill°C 
-7
-16
-19
-20
-16
-15
-18
-22
-27
-26
-22
-21
-20
-15
-16
-13
-16
-18
Freezing level (m
1500
600
0
300
250
450
350
0
0
0
0
0
400
500
500
350
0
700
Cloud base (m)
2200
2350
2200
2200
2150
2200
2250
2450
2300
2250
2300
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-13-15-15-13-13-15-17-18-18-17-15-14-15-14-13-13-14-3-7-12-12-8-9-11-11-15-14-12-13-11-9-9-10-9-10
Sunrise
8:37
8:38
8:38
8:40
8:40
8:41
Sunset
4:35
4:36
4:36
4:37
4:37
4:37

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Sat morning). 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 220).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 310).
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
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 0).
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
-2° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 134).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
54 minutes ago
-2° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 198 degs) was rejected.
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 134).
0
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 289).
5

* 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.