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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Tue 21 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
 km/h
15
WSW
5
SW
10
S
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
0
WSW
4
4
1
2
1
2
2
0.2
max °C
9
10
7
4
2
-2
-4
-4
-6
-7
-6
-7
-7
-5
-7
-6
-3
-4
min °C
6
10
6
3
1
-7
-6
-4
-10
-8
-6
-9
-9
-5
-10
-8
-3
-6
3
9
6
1
-2
-13
-12
-9
-16
-14
-12
-14
-14
-8
-10
-8
-3
-8
3050
3200
3400
2800
2300
1500
1200
1500
1000
900
1300
850
850
1350
650
800
1600
1100
Cloud base (m)
8850
5850
2200
2200
2250
2950
2400
4750
3150
2600
2750
2550
2350
2250
2550
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: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Sat 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
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 250).
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.
40 minutes ago
22° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 313).
5
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 190 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
19° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 220).
0.0 km
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
21° C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 203 degs) was rejected.
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
46 minutes ago
17° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 271 degs) was rejected.
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 266).
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.