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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 am Fri 16 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
10
NW
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SE
5
SW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
0
SSE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
SE
4
1
max °C
-5
-2
-5
0
2
-6
-6
-4
-8
-3
-1
-5
-2
-3
-9
-15
-16
-19
min °C
-10
-5
-7
-4
-3
-10
-10
-6
-9
-8
-4
-6
-5
-6
-15
-16
-17
-20
-10
-8
-10
-8
-6
-10
-10
-9
-12
-11
-8
-11
-10
-6
-20
-21
-17
-20
1000
800
350
1350
950
300
850
800
0
1250
800
250
1100
950
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2200
2250
9500
2200
2200
2200
4800
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:34
8:34
8:33
8:33
8:32
8:30
Sunset
5:06
5:07
5:08
5:09
5:12
5:14

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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 Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -20°C on Wed 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.
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 280).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 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
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 200 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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 200).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
58 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 165).
3
58 km NE
1158m alt.
39 minutes ago
-6° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 183).
5
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 135).
0
63 km SW
914m alt.
30 minutes ago
-5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 275).
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.