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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Wed 08 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
 km/h
0
WNW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
0
SSE
5
W
5
SSW
5
ESE
0
SSE
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
ENE
3
2
3
13
0.3
0.7
0.3
max °C
-4
-2
1
-2
4
5
2
3
3
1
-1
1
0
2
3
1
1
0
-4
min °C
-7
-5
0
-2
1
5
1
3
2
0
-2
0
0
1
3
0
0
-1
-8
-7
-5
-2
-5
-2
4
0
3
1
0
-2
0
0
-1
1
-3
-3
-3
-12
1000
1300
2000
1500
2250
2650
2500
2550
2300
2100
1750
2000
1950
2150
2400
2150
2050
2050
1200
Cloud base (m)
2600
2300
2850
2550
9050
8800
6250
5050
2400
2450
2200
2200
2200
2450
2350
2400
2200
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-11-9-5-3-3-2-4-5-6-8-6-6-6-5-5-7-8-13-6-41-2352331-2102311-1-6
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: Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°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.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 328).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 60).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 200).
3
58 km NE
1158m alt.
50 minutes ago
-6° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 182).
2
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 306).
24

* 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.