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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Fri 31 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
Cloud base (m)
4650
3500
2750
2250
3100
2650
4150
5150
4050
2250
km/h
10
WSW
15
SSW
25
SW
50
SW
35
SW
20
WSW
30
W
5
NE
5
NW
5
W
0
SSE
0
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
W
5
SW
0
NE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
5
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.2
0.4
max °C
21
19
21
22
16
9
11
8
8
10
7
12
15
13
15
16
11
min °C
20
15
18
21
5
7
11
3
4
10
6
9
14
10
12
16
9
 chill °C
20
14
17
20
1
4
8
3
4
10
6
9
14
10
12
16
9
Freezing level m
4600
4650
4700
4750
3750
2850
3250
2900
2550
3100
3100
3150
3700
3800
3650
4050
3850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
121212124-12-2-211265585211720221181166107111512141610
Sunrise
6:05
6:07
6:09
6:11
6:11
Sunset
9:28
9:25
9:24
9:22
9:21
9:20

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). 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 10 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
27° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- 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.
2 hours ago
21° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 313).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 226).
11
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 140).
5
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
-
41
Strong winds from the SE
(41 kph at 140).
54

* 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.