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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
9050
5100
3900
4400
6100
3250
3400
8000
3900
km/h
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
20
SW
15
SW
35
SSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
0
SSW
0
SW
5
WSW
5
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.1
0.4
0.2
max °C
14
18
21
18
18
20
17
17
17
10
12
15
13
15
18
15
min °C
12
15
21
16
14
18
13
15
16
8
10
14
9
12
18
12
 chill °C
12
15
21
16
14
18
11
14
14
7
10
14
9
12
18
12
Freezing level m
4300
4300
4550
4700
4650
4400
4600
4150
4000
3500
3450
3750
3850
3750
4200
4250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
99121210101088446661091317211716191516179111511141814
Sunrise
6:37
6:37
6:39
6:41
6:43
Sunset
8:50
8:47
8:45
8:43
8:40

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 50).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
55 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 185).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
35 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 198).
5
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
-
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 311).
7
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 237).
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.