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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Thu 11 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Thu
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
km/h
10
WSW
0
S
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
0
NW
0
NNW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
SW
5
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
40
WNW
5
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1.1
4
1
3
0.1
0.1
max °C
8
6
3
4
2
8
12
11
13
14
13
15
16
15
12
13
10
min °C
6
3
2
3
0
5
11
7
11
14
10
13
15
9
10
12
5
4
3
0
1
0
5
11
7
11
14
10
13
14
7
8
9
5
2750
2750
2450
2550
2000
2800
3250
3450
3400
3750
3900
3950
4250
4100
3300
3650
3200
Cloud base (m)
2600
2900
2200
2350
2250
6100
4450
5900
3550
6050
3850
2600
4100
3400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-2-4-4-4-13345567634275341712912141214161211138
Sunrise
5:26
5:26
5:26
5:26
5:26
Sunset
9:52
9:53
9:54
9:54
9:55
9:55

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the WNW by Tue 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.
3 hours ago
1° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 300).
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 100).
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
Bow Valley- 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
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 170 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
Banff Cs- 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
10° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 109).
5

* 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.