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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Tue 01 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
mod. rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5650
6250
5200
3100
2200
2200
2450
2300
2200
2200
2200
2700
2500
3100
2200
2550
km/h
15
S
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
E
5
SE
5
SW
5
SW
10
S
5
SSE
5
E
10
SSE
5
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.3
9
4
0.2
5
13
6
0.1
0.2
0.3
3
max °C
14
14
16
13
7
5
5
4
4
3
5
7
4
6
7
6
min °C
10
11
15
8
5
5
5
4
3
2
3
7
3
5
6
4
 chill °C
8
10
15
7
3
2
3
4
3
0
3
5
0
4
4
3
Freezing level m
4100
3750
3950
3550
3050
2850
2950
2750
2700
2400
2700
2850
2800
3100
3050
3150
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Sunrise
6:54
6:56
6:58
7:00
7:01
Sunset
8:23
8:22
8:20
8:17
8:15

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Fri 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.
1 hour ago
-
52
Near gales from the SSW
(52 kph at 210).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour 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
20°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 260).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 109).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
43 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 182).
0
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
-
41
Strong winds from the SE
(41 kph at 142).
48
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 243).
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.