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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 pm Tue 16 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -13°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
15
SW
10
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
 cm 
5
4
3
6
2
2
4
1
 mm 
max°C
-3
-3
-5
-11
-10
-8
-7
-9
-9
-14
-12
-10
-10
-8
-7
-8
-9
-7
-9
min°C
-5
-3
-8
-12
-12
-9
-9
-10
-13
-15
-16
-12
-11
-9
-9
-10
-10
-9
-10
chill°C 
-10
-6
-15
-20
-18
-15
-16
-18
-23
-25
-27
-21
-19
-18
-14
-16
-16
-16
-18
Freezing level (m
1200
1500
550
0
300
350
700
650
0
0
0
0
0
750
600
100
500
450
200
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2350
2200
2200
2150
2200
2250
2300
2400
2250
2300
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2250
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:37
8:38
8:38
8:40
8:40
8:41
Sunset
4:35
4:36
4:36
4:37
4:37
4:37

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -13°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sun 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- 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
-2° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 86).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
21 minutes ago
-2° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 105).
5
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
36 minutes ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 134).
0
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 163).
8

* 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.