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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Tue 01 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
mod. rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
6550
6900
5800
3100
2300
2200
2300
2650
2550
2450
2200
2200
2250
2800
3150
3250
km/h
5
SW
10
WSW
15
S
5
S
0
SE
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
0
N
5
N
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
0
WNW
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
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Snowflake cm
 mm
2
0.8
6
0.3
0.2
0.1
6
12
2
0.3
max °C
14
17
14
12
15
10
5
7
5
7
6
4
4
7
5
9
12
8
min °C
11
16
11
9
13
6
5
6
4
5
4
3
4
5
4
6
12
6
 chill °C
10
16
10
9
13
4
2
3
1
5
4
3
1
3
4
6
12
5
Freezing level m
3850
4050
4100
3350
3900
3450
2850
2850
2800
2700
2800
2600
2600
2700
3050
3100
3400
3450
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Sunrise
6:54
6:54
6:56
6:58
7:00
7:01
Sunset
8:25
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: Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°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
-
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 170).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
23°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 220).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
56 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 153).
16
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
23°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 116).
10
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
-
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 199).
24
63 km SW
914m alt.
59 minutes ago
26°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 255).
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.