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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Fri 08 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
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PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
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3
1.1
0.4
0.1
1.4
0.6
0.8
max °C
9
10
7
6
9
7
10
12
10
7
8
6
9
12
11
13
15
14
min °C
7
9
4
5
8
5
8
12
3
6
8
3
6
11
8
11
15
10
6
9
4
5
8
2
6
10
0
4
5
2
5
10
6
9
14
8
2950
3150
2700
2650
2900
3050
3200
3400
2850
2700
2950
2850
2800
3300
3550
3600
3800
3850
Cloud base (m)
6350
5850
2550
2250
2650
3100
6800
3100
2350
3300
4150
6200
6000
3950
4400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:03
6:01
5:58
5:58
5:56
5:54
Sunset
9:12
9:14
9:15
9:16
9:17
9:20

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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 night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Mon 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.
58 minutes ago
1° C
No report.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 260).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
58 minutes 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
2° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
58 minutes ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 290).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 207).
3
58 km NE
1158m alt.
46 minutes ago
2° C
-
8
Light winds from the W
(8 kph at 278).
10
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
58 minutes ago
7° C
-
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 304).
9
63 km SW
914m alt.
49 minutes ago
3° 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.