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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Tue 21 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4400
4550
4900
5800
4600
4450
3950
2200
km/h
5
SW
10
WSW
15
W
5
SSW
15
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
45
SW
30
SW
10
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.3
0.1
max °C
17
20
22
20
22
22
18
19
22
19
19
21
17
15
18
15
12
16
14
min °C
13
17
21
16
19
22
13
16
21
14
17
20
11
13
16
6
8
14
9
 chill °C
13
17
21
16
19
22
12
15
21
12
16
19
10
12
15
2
5
13
8
Freezing level m
4650
4400
4700
4800
4650
4750
4500
4400
4600
4500
4350
4550
4250
3850
4050
3750
3100
3800
4000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
101013131314111013111012868426615192218212216182217182114141711101512
Sunrise
5:52
5:54
5:54
5:56
5:58
5:58
Sunset
9:40
9:38
9:37
9:37
9:35
9:34

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

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.
1 hour ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
21 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 324).
2
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 320 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
14° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 290).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
50 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 152).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
58 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 232).
5
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
18° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 311).
28

* 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.