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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Tue 07 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
snow showers
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
light snow
 km/h
25
WSW
40
WNW
5
W
5
SW
10
WSW
5
N
5
S
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
S
5
SE
1
1
1
1
2
0.1
1.7
0.1
max °C
-2
-4
-6
-3
-1
-3
-1
1
-1
4
6
3
5
7
3
2
2
-3
min °C
-4
-5
-7
-5
-1
-6
-4
1
-2
2
6
2
3
6
2
2
-1
-4
-12
-14
-10
-8
-4
-6
-4
-1
-5
0
5
0
3
6
0
2
-3
-7
1750
1450
850
1200
1900
1350
1350
2100
1700
2350
2700
2550
2500
2800
2400
2350
2300
1300
Cloud base (m)
2250
2900
6300
2900
2500
2300
2850
2750
9150
9300
8800
3350
2400
2250
2400
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:03
7:01
7:00
6:56
6:54
6:52
Sunset
8:22
8:23
8:25
8:27
8:29
8:30

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Sun 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 30).
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.
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
59 minutes ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 345).
2
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 300).
0.0 km
BanffCs-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
3° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 290).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
29 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 299).
19
58 km NE
1158m alt.
27 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 207 degs) was rejected.
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
45 minutes ago
-1° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 327).
54

* 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.