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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 am Wed 14 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
35
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
0
N
5
NNW
5
W
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
max °C
2
2
-3
-5
-4
-5
-6
-4
-5
0
1
-5
-4
-2
-8
-3
-1
-6
min °C
1
0
-4
-5
-5
-10
-10
-6
-8
-4
-2
-6
-8
-5
-8
-8
-4
-6
-5
-6
-9
-12
-10
-10
-10
-9
-11
-7
-5
-6
-8
-5
-8
-11
-8
-10
3500
1400
1000
1000
1000
0
850
750
350
1350
900
750
1100
950
300
1300
900
300
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
4950
8850
2200
2200
6250
2250
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
21-4-6-7-9-9-8-321-4-7-7-7-6-4-321-4-5-5-8-8-5-7-2-1-6-6-4-8-6-3-6
Sunrise
8:37
8:36
8:34
8:34
8:33
8:33
Sunset
5:02
5:04
5:06
5:07
5:08
5:09

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Sun 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 250).
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
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 300).
2
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 302).
24
58 km NE
1158m alt.
56 minutes ago
17° C
Dry
18
Light winds from the SW
(18 kph at 216).
23
63 km SW
914m alt.
44 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 261).
0

* 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.