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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 pm Mon 08 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
15
W
40
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
 cm 
9
2
3
1
 mm 
max°C
-3
-5
-5
-5
-3
-2
-3
-4
-5
-9
-6
-6
-9
-7
-5
-3
-2
-2
-1
min°C
-4
-6
-9
-8
-4
-4
-4
-5
-8
-10
-9
-8
-12
-9
-7
-7
-3
-2
-2
chill°C 
-12
-16
-15
-13
-10
-9
-7
-10
-14
-14
-15
-13
-16
-14
-13
-14
-10
-9
-8
Freezing level (m
1300
1400
400
550
1250
1050
1350
900
300
0
850
500
0
400
250
900
1600
1550
1400
Cloud base (m)
2200
2950
2900
2250
2200
2200
2200
2250
2300
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-12-13-10-7-7-7-9-10-11-11-12-11-8-7-4-6-6-5-4-6-7-7-4-3-4-5-7-10-8-7-11-8-6-5-3-2-2
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 Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

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.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 220).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 200 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
0° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 239).
13
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 172).
3
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 142).
0
63 km SW
914m alt.
58 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 253).
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.