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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Sat 08 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
light rain
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
6850
4350
4200
4750
4200
2300
4950
2350
2400
2450
2200
2250
2400
2900
km/h
5
SW
10
WSW
0
NW
0
SSW
5
WSW
5
S
0
S
5
SW
5
NW
0
SSW
10
WSW
5
SSE
5
E
5
E
10
ESE
5
SE
15
S
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
4
0.1
3
2
5
3
1.3
5
2
10
8
0.3
2
0.9
max °C
18
20
15
15
18
15
15
16
11
14
17
13
10
10
7
9
11
9
min °C
14
19
9
12
18
10
12
14
9
11
17
11
10
8
7
8
10
7
 chill °C
14
19
9
12
18
10
12
13
9
11
17
11
10
8
6
7
8
7
Freezing level m
4300
4400
4000
3750
4200
4250
3950
4100
3900
3800
4150
4100
3750
3600
3350
3450
3500
3550
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Sunrise
6:16
6:18
6:20
6:20
6:22
6:24
Sunset
9:15
9:13
9:10
9:08
9:07
9:05

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed 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.
2 hours ago
24° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 20).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
45 minutes ago
23° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 352).
2
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 300).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 60).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 187).
21
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the E
(8 kph at 96).
10
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
21° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the SSE
(31 kph at 154).
43

* 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.