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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, near gales from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4800
9050
9350
5750
4550
3900
4000
4150
6200
3200
2850
3300
9350
km/h
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
10
SW
15
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.3
0.1
max °C
18
18
20
16
13
15
12
12
14
11
9
11
8
10
13
10
min °C
13
14
19
8
10
14
7
8
14
7
8
11
5
7
13
8
 chill °C
11
12
18
6
8
13
7
7
13
6
7
10
3
6
12
5
Freezing level m
4400
4150
4350
3850
3500
3750
3600
3300
3650
3450
3150
3250
3050
3000
3600
3650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:46
6:47
6:48
6:50
6:52
Sunset
8:37
8:35
8:32
8:30
8:29

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, near gales from the SW by Tue 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
18°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 240).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 317).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 200 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
13°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
23 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 198).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 222).
8
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
44 minutes ago
15°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 126).
26

* 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.