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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 pm Thu 08 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, gales from the W by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
45
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
45
W
35
W
45
WSW
65
W
20
SW
85
WSW
105
W
75
WSW
75
WSW
35
W
40
WNW
15
W
25
WSW
max °C
-17
-16
-12
-10
-7
-6
-5
-6
-6
-5
-3
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
1
min °C
-18
-18
-14
-12
-9
-7
-6
-8
-6
-7
-4
-4
-4
-5
-4
-3
-3
-32
-33
-25
-22
-16
-17
-15
-20
-14
-16
-16
-15
-16
-14
-13
-10
-8
0
0
0
0
0
700
500
500
1050
900
950
1350
1300
1200
1650
1850
1550
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
2250
2250
2200
2200
2200
2300
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2250
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:40
8:40
8:38
8:38
8:37
Sunset
4:53
4:54
4:57
4:58
5:00
5:00

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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 -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, gales from the W by Sat night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

This table gives the weather forecast for The Fortress at the specific elevation of 3000 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
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
56 minutes ago
-17° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 313).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 280).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
42 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 220).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 210).
5
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 259).
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.