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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Tue 07 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
35
WNW
5
W
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NNE
5
S
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
ENE
5
E
1
1
3
4
max °C
-4
-6
-3
-1
-3
-2
1
-1
4
6
3
5
7
3
2
0
-4
min °C
-5
-7
-5
-1
-5
-4
1
-2
2
6
2
3
6
2
1
-2
-6
-14
-10
-8
-4
-5
-4
-1
-5
0
5
1
3
6
1
1
-5
-8
1450
850
1150
1900
1300
1400
2100
1650
2350
2700
2500
2550
2850
2450
2350
2000
1150
Cloud base (m)
3300
2800
6400
3000
2550
2250
2850
2750
9100
9050
2750
2200
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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 4°C on Fri morning, 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):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°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
-6° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
32 minutes ago
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 328).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 170 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
-2° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
33 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 309).
10
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 294).
29
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
50 minutes ago
-4° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 323).
48

* 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.