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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Mon 29 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 20mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
km/h
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
N
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
2
3
1.5
1.1
4
1.2
1.9
2
2
2
4
2
1.8
3
1.6
max °C
9
11
10
11
12
10
10
12
10
9
11
10
10
12
11
12
15
13
min °C
8
10
8
10
12
8
8
12
7
7
10
7
8
11
7
10
14
9
 chill °C
5
8
7
10
12
7
8
12
6
6
9
6
7
10
5
9
12
7
Freezing level m
3300
3300
3450
3400
3600
3450
3250
3550
3350
2950
3300
3350
3050
3350
3450
3350
3800
3850
Cloud base (m)
2200
2400
3150
3350
3000
3050
2350
3200
2850
2250
3150
3000
3250
3350
8500
6800
3450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
233343241122133365911911129912981199129111511
Sunrise
5:30
5:30
5:31
5:31
5:31
5:33
Sunset
9:58
9:58
9:57
9:57
9:57
9:55

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Moderate rain (total 20mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

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
12° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 120).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- 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
16° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
0.0 km
lightning 43km WSW of Black Diamond
48 km SE
2420m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
58 km NE
1158m alt.
53 minutes ago
13° C
Dry
16
Light winds from the NW
(16 kph at 320).
16
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
56 minutes ago
11° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 331).
46
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 281).
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.