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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
heavy rain
light snow
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
heavy rain
light snow
Cloud base (m)
8500
3950
2600
2600
2450
2300
3050
8800
7400
9150
6650
4550
2300
2400
2200
km/h
5
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
25
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
0.3
0.4
4
11
10
max °C
12
13
9
7
7
5
9
13
10
13
17
14
15
16
11
7
6
4
min °C
9
13
3
5
6
4
6
12
8
10
16
11
12
14
6
6
4
2
 chill °C
9
11
1
3
4
2
5
11
7
9
15
8
10
13
5
5
2
-1
Freezing level m
3300
3550
3050
2700
2800
2900
3100
3500
3500
3750
4000
4000
3800
3850
3500
2950
2850
2550
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Sunrise
6:48
6:50
6:52
6:54
6:54
6:56
Sunset
8:32
8:30
8:29
8:25
8:23
8:22

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Thu 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 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
13°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 159).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 224).
5
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
55 minutes ago
10°C
-
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 126).
15
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 239).
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.