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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Thu 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
mod. rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
0
NNE
5
SSW
0
S
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
 cm 
 mm 
1.2
8
6
max°C
15
16
12
12
15
12
14
16
12
9
8
4
8
11
8
14
16
12
min°C
12
16
9
9
14
10
11
15
8
8
4
3
4
10
8
9
16
11
chill°C 
12
16
9
9
14
9
10
14
5
5
2
3
2
8
6
7
16
10
Freezing level (m
4050
4050
3800
3600
3800
3950
4050
4050
4000
3450
3000
2600
3250
3750
4300
4450
4400
4350
Cloud base (m)
8800
4250
6450
9350
9400
2850
2250
2450
8450
9600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
7864677762-1-2257101091416111115111316109646118121612
Sunrise
7:20
7:20
7:22
7:24
7:26
7:28
Sunset
7:47
7:45
7:44
7:42
7:38
7:37

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 250).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 177).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
24 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 169 degs) was rejected.
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 176).
0
63 km SW
914m alt.
22 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 257).
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.