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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 am Tue 09 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
30
W
15
W
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
 cm 
1
2
6
4
 mm 
max°C
-5
-5
-6
-3
-2
-1
-2
-3
-7
-6
-5
-6
-3
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
min°C
-5
-8
-8
-5
-3
-3
-4
-7
-9
-8
-7
-10
-6
-2
-1
-2
-2
-2
chill°C 
-15
-14
-13
-11
-9
-7
-10
-13
-14
-13
-12
-14
-11
-9
-8
-9
-7
-6
Freezing level (m
1400
450
550
1200
1200
1600
1300
700
500
950
650
300
1100
1200
1400
1500
1550
1500
Cloud base (m)
2800
2750
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2250
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-13-11-8-6-6-8-10-11-11-10-9-7-4-3-5-5-5-5-7-7-4-3-2-3-5-8-7-6-8-5-2-1-2-2-2
Sunrise
8:30
8:32
8:33
8:33
8:34
8:36
Sunset
4:35
4:35
4:35
4:35
4:35
4:35

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat 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.
39 minutes ago
1° C
No report.
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 230).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
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
1° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 260).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
21 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 280).
24
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 223).
26
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
39 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 142).
0
63 km SW
914m alt.
21 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 244).
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.