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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 am Wed 31 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
15
SW
10
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
30
WSW
1
max °C
-1
0
-4
-1
1
-4
-6
-4
-8
-5
-4
-4
-3
-1
-1
0
0
-2
min °C
-4
-3
-4
-4
-3
-7
-8
-7
-8
-9
-5
-5
-5
-2
-1
-1
-1
-3
-9
-8
-9
-8
-7
-12
-13
-13
-13
-14
-8
-9
-10
-8
-6
-4
-6
-9
1200
700
600
1250
700
400
750
500
300
900
850
950
1550
1550
1850
1950
1750
1500
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
8750
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
0-1-2-2-2-4-8-9-9-10-9-8-9-7-5-5-6-7-3-2-4-3-1-6-7-6-8-7-5-5-4-2-1-1-1-3
Sunrise
8:42
8:42
8:42
8:41
8:41
8:41
Sunset
4:45
4:45
4:46
4:47
4:49
4:50

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night).

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.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 260).
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.
1 hour ago
-8° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 307).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 100).
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
-8° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 151).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 185 degs) was rejected.
63 km SW
914m alt.
56 minutes ago
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 239).
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.