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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 am Thu 01 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
1
max °C
0
1
-3
-5
-3
-5
-3
-1
-2
-2
-1
-2
-1
-1
-6
-6
-5
-7
min °C
-4
-3
-6
-7
-5
-6
-6
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-5
-8
-9
-6
-9
-9
-7
-10
-12
-10
-12
-11
-8
-10
-9
-10
-10
-7
-12
-14
-15
-12
-18
3000
800
850
900
800
550
1300
1350
1300
1700
1400
1500
1750
1200
550
900
700
300
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-1-5-8-7-8-7-7-8-7-8-7-7-9-12-11-10-11-2-1-5-6-4-6-5-2-3-3-2-3-2-3-7-8-6-8
Sunrise
8:42
8:42
8:41
8:41
8:41
8:41
Sunset
4:45
4:46
4:47
4:49
4:50
4:52

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
-
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 240).
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 312).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 310).
0.0 km
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
39 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 192).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 171).
0
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 234).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
1 hour ago
heavy snow
Heavy snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 190).
0 km
Low: overcast

* 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.