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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 am Sat 21 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
40
WSW
max °C
-11
-9
-12
-5
-4
-6
-3
-2
-5
-6
-5
-8
-7
-6
-8
-7
-5
-7
min °C
-16
-10
-12
-10
-4
-8
-6
-3
-7
-7
-5
-10
-10
-6
-10
-10
-6
-9
-20
-13
-15
-15
-9
-14
-12
-8
-14
-11
-9
-15
-16
-13
-17
-17
-13
-19
0
500
0
1100
1300
650
1500
1600
700
1250
1300
350
950
1050
250
950
1200
450
Cloud base (m)
3350
2600
2200
2650
2550
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2250
2200
2250
2250
2200
2200
2250
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-16-12-11-10-9-10-10-11-13-13-14-13-13-12-13-13-13-14-10-12-8-4-7-5-3-6-7-5-9-9-6-9-9-6-8
Sunrise
7:41
7:39
7:37
7:35
7:33
7:31
Sunset
6:07
6:09
6:12
6:13
6:15
6:16

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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 Mon afternoon, min -16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW 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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 240).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 40).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 70).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 27).
11
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
39 minutes ago
-7° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 144).
35
63 km SW
914m alt.
58 minutes ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 262).
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.