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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Sat 15 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
risk tstorm
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
4350
4700
4150
4200
6900
5550
4250
5050
4200
4200
4100
km/h
10
SW
5
W
10
WSW
0
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
W
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
0
NNE
5
S
5
WSW
5
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.2
1.8
0.3
0.7
0.6
0.2
0.2
max °C
13
15
17
13
14
17
14
16
18
14
16
18
16
16
19
16
min °C
10
12
16
10
12
17
12
14
18
12
14
18
12
13
19
14
 chill °C
8
12
16
10
12
17
11
13
18
12
14
18
12
13
19
14
Freezing level m
3750
3650
4000
3800
3700
4000
4050
3950
4150
4150
4100
4350
4250
4100
4400
4500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:28
6:30
6:31
6:33
6:35
Sunset
9:00
8:58
8:55
8:53
8:52

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Tue 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.
3 hours ago
1° C
No report.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
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
17° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 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 350).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
38 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 139).
11
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 202).
5
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
54 minutes ago
14° C
-
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 213).
13
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 246).
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.