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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Sat 18 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
light rain
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
2250
2800
4150
4550
6850
4800
4550
6000
4750
2750
km/h
40
SW
30
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
N
0
NW
5
NE
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SE
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.6
4
0.7
0.3
1.2
0.1
0.7
0.3
2
max °C
20
16
15
18
16
13
15
13
18
21
18
21
22
19
21
22
15
min °C
20
9
12
17
10
12
14
11
15
21
14
18
22
16
19
22
12
 chill °C
19
7
11
17
10
12
14
11
15
21
14
18
22
16
19
22
10
Freezing level m
4400
3850
3650
4100
4150
3800
3950
4300
4300
4650
4650
4650
4900
4750
4650
4750
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:48
5:50
5:50
5:52
5:54
Sunset
9:45
9:44
9:43
9:42
9:40
9:38

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu 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
26° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 220).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 278).
3
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 250).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 268).
19
58 km NE
1158m alt.
43 minutes ago
23° C
Dry
18
Light winds from the SW
(18 kph at 218).
24
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
18° C
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
63 km SW
914m alt.
32 minutes ago
26° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 212).
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.