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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Thu 09 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
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night
AM
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night
part cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
0
SSW
5
E
0
SE
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
3
3
1
2
5
0.1
0.1
0.3
max °C
-2
1
-2
4
5
2
4
5
2
-1
0
0
1
3
0
0
0
-2
min °C
-5
0
-2
1
5
2
3
4
0
-1
0
-1
0
3
-1
-1
0
-4
-5
-2
-5
-1
4
1
3
4
0
-1
0
-1
-2
0
-5
-4
-4
-7
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2300
2650
2550
2700
2600
2200
1850
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2000
2350
1900
1850
2000
1450
Cloud base (m)
2350
2850
2550
9050
8200
6350
5200
2700
2350
2200
2200
2200
2200
2300
2350
2200
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2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:00
6:56
6:54
6:52
6:50
6:48
Sunset
8:25
8:27
8:29
8:30
8:31
8:34

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Tue 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
-2° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
40 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 341).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 170).
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
-1° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 190).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
53 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 63).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
39 minutes ago
1° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 175).
3
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 358).
13

* 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.