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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
9100
6750
3900
4400
4100
3600
2750
2500
2350
2500
3150
3400
9100
3350
km/h
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
10
SW
15
SW
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.2
0.1
0.4
0.8
max °C
18
20
16
12
15
12
12
14
9
6
6
5
8
12
9
12
15
11
min °C
15
20
8
10
14
7
9
13
4
5
5
4
6
11
6
8
14
7
 chill °C
14
20
5
8
13
6
8
12
2
3
2
1
5
10
3
5
12
4
Freezing level m
4200
4350
3800
3400
3700
3600
3350
3750
3200
2600
2700
2700
3100
3400
3350
3400
3750
3600
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Sunrise
6:46
6:47
6:48
6:50
6:52
6:54
Sunset
8:37
8:35
8:32
8:30
8:29
8:25

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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 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
-
35
Fresh winds from the SSW
(35 kph at 210).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-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.
1 hour ago
27°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 341).
2
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 350 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
27°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
19
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
29°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 214).
13
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
-
70
Gales from the S
(70 kph at 171).
93

* 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.