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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Sun 09 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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light rain
light rain
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rain shwrs
some clouds
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risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
light rain
risk tstorm
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heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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some clouds
Cloud base (m)
9500
4400
5000
4500
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2300
3050
2250
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2200
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km/h
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSE
5
S
15
SW
5
WNW
0
SW
0
WSW
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ESE
0
WSW
0
W
5
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.7
0.7
1.3
1.7
1.8
0.5
4
8
0.7
13
16
3
1.6
0.5
0.1
0.1
max °C
16
18
15
16
18
14
12
13
10
8
8
6
5
6
6
8
11
10
min °C
12
18
11
12
17
9
10
11
8
8
7
4
5
6
5
6
10
8
 chill °C
12
18
11
12
17
8
10
11
8
8
6
3
4
5
5
6
10
8
Freezing level m
3800
4150
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4000
4200
4050
3850
3850
3650
3350
3200
2950
2950
2900
2900
3150
3200
3550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
7109810856421-1-1-10124141813141812111298855667119
Sunrise
6:18
6:20
6:20
6:22
6:24
6:26
Sunset
9:13
9:10
9:08
9:07
9:05
9:02

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Wed 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
22° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
21° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 344).
3
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
49 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 80).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
33 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 187).
19
58 km NE
1158m alt.
47 minutes ago
22° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 132).
16
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
49 minutes ago
22° C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 192 degs) was rejected.

* 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.