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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Tue 28 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 6mm) on Fri night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod snow
light snow
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
mod. snow
light snow
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
km/h
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
ENE
5
E
0
ENE
0
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
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8
1
0.1
0.6
0.1
2
2
0.9
0.6
max °C
0
3
0
3
5
2
7
8
5
7
7
2
3
5
3
8
11
8
min °C
-2
2
-3
1
5
1
4
8
4
6
6
1
2
3
1
6
10
6
-4
0
-3
1
4
0
3
7
1
5
6
0
2
3
1
5
10
6
1800
2300
1650
2100
2550
2150
2850
2900
2900
2900
2850
2300
2300
2500
2500
3250
3200
3450
Cloud base (m)
2300
2950
2800
2300
2850
2850
2400
2900
3050
2850
2250
2200
2200
2400
8900
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Sunrise
6:20
6:18
6:16
6:15
6:13
6:11
Sunset
8:55
8:58
9:00
9:00
9:02
9:04

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 6mm) on Fri night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 240).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 290).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
31 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
11
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 64).
5
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
49 minutes ago
13° C
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 332 degs) was rejected.
63 km SW
914m alt.
3 hours ago
16° C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 285 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.