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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Fri 24 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4450
4450
9650
4450
8950
km/h
15
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
35
SW
45
SW
35
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
25
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
WSW
30
WSW
10
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
18
21
19
19
21
18
16
19
17
16
19
16
17
20
18
16
18
14
min °C
16
20
14
18
20
11
14
18
10
13
18
11
14
19
12
14
18
9
 chill °C
15
20
12
17
19
10
13
18
9
12
17
11
14
19
10
13
17
8
Freezing level m
4250
4500
4500
4400
4600
4250
3950
4250
4150
3850
4300
4250
4050
4500
4450
3950
4200
3900
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Sunrise
5:54
5:56
5:58
5:58
6:01
6:01
Sunset
9:37
9:37
9:35
9:34
9:31
9:30

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed 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
15° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
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
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
18° 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
10° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
48 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 117).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
52 minutes ago
13° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 175).
5
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
-
43
Strong winds from the SE
(43 kph at 129).
50
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 235).
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.