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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 am Mon 12 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
30
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
30
W
20
W
25
W
15
WNW
5
W
0
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
2
max °C
-2
0
-2
0
1
2
1
2
-4
-3
-2
-8
-4
-1
-5
1
2
-2
min °C
-2
-3
-3
-2
0
0
0
-1
-4
-5
-6
-8
-8
-4
-6
-5
-1
-3
-8
-9
-9
-6
-3
-4
-5
-7
-9
-11
-9
-8
-11
-6
-9
-8
-4
-6
1600
1350
1350
1950
2200
3450
3400
1350
950
1100
700
0
1000
950
550
3300
1200
800
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
2250
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-6-5-4-3221-3-5-5-6-6-5-3112-2-2-3-11111-4-4-4-8-6-3-6-21-3
Sunrise
8:38
8:37
8:37
8:36
8:34
8:34
Sunset
5:00
5:00
5:02
5:04
5:06
5:07

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Thu 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
41
Strong winds from the SSW
(41 kph at 210).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 275).
5
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 190 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
1° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 337).
19
58 km NE
1158m alt.
46 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 216).
24
63 km SW
914m alt.
49 minutes ago
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 284).
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.