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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Tue 04 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
4050
6650
5850
2400
8400
4500
2600
3350
2950
km/h
10
WSW
5
NNW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
E
0
ENE
0
E
5
ESE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.7
4
1.2
4
2
max °C
15
14
15
18
16
16
19
14
20
22
18
17
19
13
13
14
12
min °C
15
8
11
17
11
12
19
11
16
22
10
13
18
10
11
14
11
 chill °C
15
8
11
17
11
12
19
10
16
22
10
13
18
10
11
14
11
Freezing level m
3750
3950
3750
4150
4350
4100
4400
4550
4500
4600
4450
4250
4300
3950
3750
3800
4050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
656998111111131181065781511131814141913182214151912121412
Sunrise
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. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri 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.
1 hour ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
37 minutes ago
17° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 316).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 164).
16
58 km NE
1158m alt.
50 minutes ago
21° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 67 degs) was rejected.
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
19° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 279).
37

* 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.