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CaThe Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

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Issued: 4 am Thu 21 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri morning, min -17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
5
SW
5
W
5
SW
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
NE
5
NE
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
T alberta.wind.21.cc23
T alberta.wind.45.cc23
T alberta.wind.69.cc23
T alberta.wind.93.cc23
T alberta.wind.117.cc23
T alberta.wind.141.cc23
 cm 
3
1.0
4
2.0
 mm 
max°C
-8
-6
-9
-5
-6
-8
-9
-12
-16
-13
-11
-15
-10
-8
-12
-7
-6
-11
min°C
-9
-8
-10
-9
-7
-9
-12
-14
-17
-16
-13
-15
-15
-12
-13
-10
-9
-14
chill°C 
-9
-8
-10
-12
-10
-9
-16
-19
-17
-16
-17
-20
-20
-16
-17
-15
-13
-19
Freezing level (m
450
400
300
900
550
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
350
0
0
450
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-11-11-9-9-7-11-16-17-16-15-14-15-14-11-9-9-10-9-7-10-7-7-9-11-13-17-15-12-15-13-10-13-9-8-13
Sunrise
8:07
8:08
8:11
8:11
8:14
8:15
Sunset
4:45
4:44
4:43
4:42
4:40
4:40

The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri morning, min -17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -16°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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 30).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
52 minutes ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 40).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-12° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 103).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
47 minutes ago
-12° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 167).
0
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
52 minutes ago
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 148).
0
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 262).
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.