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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Thu 23 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
9050
4650
5250
km/h
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
30
SW
45
SW
35
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
20
SW
5
SW
5
SW
15
SW
20
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.2
0.1
max °C
19
17
18
21
19
20
22
18
17
20
17
16
19
17
18
21
19
min °C
18
13
16
20
14
18
21
12
15
19
11
14
18
12
15
19
13
 chill °C
18
11
15
20
12
17
21
11
15
19
10
13
18
12
15
19
12
Freezing level m
4400
4450
4250
4500
4500
4400
4650
4250
4050
4300
4250
3950
4250
4350
4200
4500
4450
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Sunrise
5:54
5:56
5:58
5:58
6:01
Sunset
9:38
9:37
9:37
9:35
9:34
9:31

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun 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.
1 hour ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 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
14° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 240).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 255).
14
58 km NE
1158m alt.
32 minutes ago
22° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 246).
14
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
19° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 330).
41
63 km SW
914m alt.
53 minutes ago
22° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 259).
3

* 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.