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CaThe Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

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Issued: 4 pm Sat 21 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
10
SW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
10
SW
5
S
10
SW
T alberta.wind.3.cc23
T alberta.wind.27.cc23
T alberta.wind.51.cc23
T alberta.wind.75.cc23
T alberta.wind.99.cc23
T alberta.wind.123.cc23
 cm 
2.0
1.0
 mm 
max°C
2
-1
-3
-2
-4
-4
-3
-4
-4
-1
-6
-7
-7
-8
-6
-3
-6
min°C
0
-3
-4
-4
-5
-5
-4
-6
-6
-4
-8
-9
-9
-9
-7
-5
-8
chill°C 
-3
-7
-7
-8
-11
-12
-7
-10
-9
-8
-14
-15
-16
-16
-14
-5
-12
Freezing level (m
1700
1450
1400
1150
800
1050
1000
850
800
1050
450
750
350
250
550
600
600
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-6-8-7-7-7-7-6-4-6-9-12-13-11-8-7-91-2-4-3-5-5-4-5-5-3-7-8-8-9-7-4-7
Sunrise
8:41
8:41
8:41
8:41
8:42
Sunset
4:37
4:37
4:38
4:38
4:39
4:40

The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Wed 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 10).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 260).
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.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 167).
0
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 135).
0
63 km SW
914m alt.
57 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 256).
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.