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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 am Sat 10 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, strong winds from the W by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
40
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
25
WSW
35
W
20
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
max °C
-6
-3
-7
-4
-4
-3
-1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
-3
-7
-6
-10
min °C
-9
-6
-7
-7
-6
-5
-3
0
-1
-1
1
1
1
-1
-7
-8
-8
-11
-17
-13
-15
-13
-14
-13
-11
-7
-7
-6
-4
-3
-3
-8
-14
-12
-14
-16
700
550
450
950
800
950
1550
1850
1750
2050
2250
3450
3300
1450
1200
900
650
0
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2350
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-7-7-8-5-5-4-4-3-212-1-9-13-13-12-8-5-7-6-5-4-20-1-11221-5-8-7-11
Sunrise
8:40
8:38
8:38
8:37
8:37
8:36
Sunset
4:57
4:58
5:00
5:00
5:02
5:04

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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 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, strong winds from the W by Sun night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 240).
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.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
Wind obs. (14 kph from 307 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
49 minutes ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
31 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 288).
21
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
29
Fresh winds from the WSW
(29 kph at 240).
34
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
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.