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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Thu 23 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
 km/h
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
ENE
0
N
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
SSW
0
W
0
NNW
0
SSE
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
4
max °C
-6
-5
-9
-7
-5
-7
-6
-5
-7
-7
-3
-5
-2
1
-1
-1
1
0
min °C
-7
-6
-11
-9
-5
-9
-8
-5
-12
-9
-4
-7
-4
0
-3
-2
1
-1
-13
-12
-18
-16
-11
-13
-11
-8
-12
-9
-4
-11
-6
-2
-3
-2
1
-1
1050
1250
0
800
1350
700
900
1450
800
600
1500
850
1450
2000
1400
1700
2150
1900
Cloud base (m)
2250
2650
2700
4600
3150
2600
2350
2600
2200
2300
2500
2300
2200
2650
2650
2200
2350
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:30
6:28
6:26
6:24
6:22
6:20
Sunset
8:47
8:50
8:52
8:52
8:54
8:55

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Sun 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
-
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 330).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 156).
5
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 330).
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
1° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 170).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
57 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 33).
32
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 286).
24
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
65
Gales from the NNE
(65 kph at 15).
102

* 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.