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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
risk tstorm
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
4500
5300
5950
4350
4300
4100
4200
4650
4850
9500
5000
5600
2400
km/h
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
20
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
E
5
S
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
15
SSW
30
SSW
25
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
2
0.5
0.5
0.3
5
max °C
14
17
14
16
18
15
17
19
16
17
20
17
19
22
18
21
20
11
min °C
12
16
12
14
18
12
14
19
12
14
19
13
15
21
16
18
20
8
 chill °C
12
16
12
14
17
12
14
19
12
14
19
13
15
21
16
18
20
6
Freezing level m
3650
3950
4000
3950
4250
4300
4200
4500
4300
4200
4350
4400
4400
4600
4750
4700
4550
3750
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Sunrise
6:30
6:31
6:33
6:35
6:37
6:37
Sunset
8:58
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: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
23° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 20).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
23° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
23° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 179).
10
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 132 degs) was rejected.
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 272 degs) was rejected.
63 km SW
914m alt.
46 minutes ago
27° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 217).
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.