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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
4800
4300
5000
4000
3200
3300
3450
4150
9550
3900
4900
8350
4450
km/h
5
W
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
30
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
SSE
5
S
5
SW
5
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
30
SW
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.2
2
max °C
19
21
17
15
16
10
13
16
12
16
19
15
20
22
18
18
20
15
min °C
17
21
12
13
11
8
10
16
9
12
19
12
16
21
15
15
19
10
 chill °C
17
21
10
12
9
7
10
16
9
12
19
12
16
21
14
14
18
7
Freezing level m
4650
4600
4400
3900
3850
3400
3400
3950
3950
3900
4300
4300
4350
4500
4500
4250
4350
4050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:37
6:39
6:41
6:43
6:43
6:46
Sunset
8:47
8:45
8:43
8:40
8:38
8:37

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu 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
3 km E
1981m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
0
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
44 minutes ago
1°C
No report.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
44 minutes ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 307).
2
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 200).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
44 minutes ago
9°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 330).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 120).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 193).
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.