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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Tue 04 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light rain
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
4050
6350
4950
5200
4450
6200
7200
6200
9450
4400
2550
km/h
5
WSW
10
WSW
0
NW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
S
10
W
5
SW
10
WSW
20
WSW
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
NNE
5
WNW
5
N
5
ENE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.1
1.8
2
4
6
max °C
12
15
14
15
18
16
15
19
14
19
21
15
18
19
14
13
15
11
min °C
9
15
9
12
17
9
12
18
11
16
21
11
15
17
10
11
14
9
 chill °C
9
15
9
12
17
9
12
18
11
16
21
11
15
17
10
11
14
9
Freezing level m
3150
3750
3900
3750
4150
4300
4050
4400
4500
4400
4550
4350
4350
4350
4300
3950
4000
3850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
27569871110111399109775111512141813141913182113171812121510
Sunrise
6:11
6:11
6:13
6:15
6:16
6:18
Sunset
9:21
9:20
9:17
9:15
9:15
9:13

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°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.
2 hours ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
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
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 301).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
15° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
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
0° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 165).
3
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 221).
8
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 304).
4

* 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.