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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Fri 10 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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
light snow
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
E
10
SE
10
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
5
SW
10
ENE
10
NE
5
SE
4
1
1
1
3
6
4
1
0.6
0.1
max °C
5
2
5
6
2
-2
0
0
1
2
0
-1
0
-3
-5
-7
-8
min °C
5
2
4
4
-2
-3
0
-1
0
2
-2
-1
-1
-5
-6
-7
-11
4
0
4
4
-4
-6
-3
-1
-3
-1
-6
-5
-4
-8
-12
-12
-15
2650
2650
2750
2700
2150
1450
1950
1800
2050
2300
1850
1800
1950
1300
1250
1150
450
Cloud base (m)
8350
2200
4450
3050
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2300
2500
2200
2500
2200
2200
2200
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-2-2-3-6-9-7-6-7-6-7-9-9-11-14-15-1552550-30-112-1-1-1-4-6-7-10
Sunrise
6:54
6:52
6:50
6:48
6:47
Sunset
8:27
8:29
8:30
8:31
8:34
8:35

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Wed 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
0° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 323).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 350).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 140).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
48 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 193).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
25 minutes ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 168).
0
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 269).
6

* 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.