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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 pm Thu 19 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
SSW
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
1
1
1
max °C
-15
-12
-11
-15
-12
-10
-13
-6
-4
-6
-5
-4
-6
-3
-2
-5
-6
-5
-8
min °C
-18
-18
-11
-16
-16
-10
-14
-11
-4
-7
-6
-4
-8
-6
-3
-7
-8
-5
-9
-22
-23
-15
-16
-16
-14
-18
-16
-8
-14
-14
-11
-14
-11
-7
-12
-13
-11
-17
0
0
300
0
0
450
0
900
1250
850
1250
1450
700
1450
1600
1050
1150
1250
350
Cloud base (m)
2200
5500
2550
2250
2800
2350
2300
2400
2200
2200
2250
2400
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2300
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:43
7:41
7:39
7:37
7:35
7:33
Sunset
6:06
6:07
6:09
6:12
6:13
6:15

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

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.
1 hour ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 227).
5
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-18° C
-
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 312).
46
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 258).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 330).
14 km
Low: scattered

* 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.