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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Mon 20 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
S
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
SSW
3
6
1
1
1
1
2
5
8
max °C
5
9
10
7
4
2
-1
-5
-4
-7
-7
-5
-7
-8
-6
-8
-5
-2
-4
min °C
3
6
10
6
3
1
-5
-6
-5
-13
-9
-6
-10
-9
-6
-12
-8
-3
-6
-1
4
9
4
2
-2
-10
-11
-10
-18
-16
-11
-15
-12
-8
-12
-8
-3
-6
3000
3000
3150
3350
2800
2350
1650
1150
1500
300
800
1300
800
700
1150
300
800
1650
900
Cloud base (m)
3150
9050
3250
5800
2850
2200
2200
2200
2500
2200
2200
2800
2350
2550
2200
2250
2500
2450
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:33
6:31
6:30
6:28
6:26
6:24
Sunset
8:45
8:46
8:47
8:50
8:52
8:52

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Thu 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.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 100).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 317).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
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
4° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
0.0 km
58 km NE
1158m alt.
50 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 220).
3
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
63 km SW
914m alt.
49 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 289).
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.