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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 pm Tue 27 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
max °C
-3
-4
-4
-3
-8
-4
-2
-5
-3
-1
-4
-3
-2
-4
-1
1
-2
min °C
-6
-7
-5
-5
-8
-9
-4
-7
-5
-3
-6
-6
-2
-5
-3
-1
-4
-11
-12
-9
-10
-12
-13
-9
-11
-10
-8
-10
-11
-6
-10
-8
-5
-9
650
900
1200
950
0
950
1050
500
1200
1300
1150
1300
1250
600
1750
1700
1050
Cloud base (m)
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2350
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:22
8:21
8:18
8:18
8:15
Sunset
5:23
5:25
5:27
5:29
5:30
5:32

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Fri 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
2° C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 307).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 300 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
-3° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
48 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 239).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 229).
8
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 134).
24

* 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.