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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Sat night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
5600
5800
4300
4200
4250
3550
4550
4350
4650
9200
6300
4500
3000
km/h
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
5
SW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SE
5
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.4
0.1
0.1
0.2
7
max °C
14
16
18
15
17
19
15
18
20
17
20
22
18
18
14
11
min °C
11
13
17
11
14
19
12
15
20
13
17
21
14
16
11
9
 chill °C
10
12
16
10
14
19
12
15
20
13
17
21
13
16
9
7
Freezing level m
3900
3900
4200
4300
4200
4450
4300
4200
4450
4550
4550
4800
4550
4350
3600
3700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:31
6:33
6:35
6:37
6:37
Sunset
8:55
8:53
8:52
8:50
8:47

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the W 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
51 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 280).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the WSW
(8 kph at 252).
10
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
-
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 320).
17
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 238).
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.