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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2250
2550
2900
9150
6500
6000
3450
4900
2600
2200
2300
2200
2200
2750
2500
km/h
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
20
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.1
0.9
9
4
0.5
0.9
0.1
0.2
max °C
5
9
13
10
14
18
14
15
16
10
5
7
4
6
9
6
min °C
4
6
12
9
11
17
11
12
12
4
4
6
2
4
8
4
 chill °C
2
5
11
8
10
17
10
11
12
2
1
3
-2
1
7
3
Freezing level m
2950
3050
3550
3750
3900
4100
4150
3800
3950
3450
2850
2900
2550
2600
2950
3000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:52
6:54
6:54
6:56
6:58
Sunset
8:29
8:25
8:23
8:22
8:20

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Thu 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
15°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 350).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 150).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 201 degs) was rejected.
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 302 degs) was rejected.
63 km SW
914m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 251).
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.