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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Mon 06 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
10
SW
15
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NE
5
S
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
1
5
1
max °C
4
5
2
-1
-4
-5
-4
-1
-3
-3
0
-2
3
5
1
5
6
4
min °C
0
5
-1
-4
-4
-7
-5
-1
-7
-5
-1
-3
0
5
1
3
6
-1
-3
2
-7
-10
-10
-10
-8
-3
-7
-5
-3
-6
-3
3
-2
1
4
-1
2100
2600
2250
1800
1500
1100
1150
1850
1350
1250
1950
1400
2100
2550
2350
2500
2700
2350
Cloud base (m)
2200
2350
2550
3450
2600
2800
4000
2800
2450
2250
2750
2650
9200
8850
3250
2900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:05
7:03
7:01
7:00
6:56
6:54
Sunset
8:21
8:22
8:23
8:25
8:27
8:29

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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 Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Thu morning). 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.
3 hours ago
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
32 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 335).
3
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
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
9° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 60).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 218).
11
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 125).
10
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
39 minutes ago
11° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(35 kph at 163).
50

* 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.