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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 am Wed 14 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
90
W
65
W
50
W
40
WNW
35
NW
10
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
NNW
10
SW
20
W
max °C
3
1
-2
-6
-6
-7
-7
-6
1
2
2
-1
-1
-1
-4
-4
-4
-1
min °C
2
0
-4
-6
-7
-8
-7
-6
-5
1
1
-2
-2
-2
-4
-5
-4
-3
-6
-9
-14
-17
-16
-15
-12
-13
-10
-2
-2
-5
-5
-6
-7
-8
-7
-8
3500
1350
1000
1050
1000
0
950
800
450
1500
1050
600
1650
1050
450
1500
1300
400
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
6850
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
31-3-6-7-8-7-6-222-2-2-2-4-5-4-221-4-4-4-8-7-4-6-20-5-3-1-7-4-1-4
Sunrise
8:37
8:36
8:34
8:34
8:33
8:33
Sunset
5:02
5:04
5:06
5:07
5:08
5:09

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

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 10 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
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
39 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
28 minutes ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 299).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
39 minutes ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
21 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 282).
10
58 km NE
1158m alt.
54 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
16
Light winds from the SSW
(16 kph at 205).
16
63 km SW
914m alt.
23 minutes ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 273).
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.