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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Tue 14 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
night
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
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
km/h
5
WSW
0
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
10
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
35
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
0
NW
5
E
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.7
0.1
3
1.3
0.4
0.1
max °C
17
18
20
17
20
22
20
23
24
21
19
21
18
17
18
14
19
21
18
min °C
13
16
15
13
17
21
16
20
24
13
16
21
12
15
16
11
15
21
16
 chill °C
13
16
14
13
17
21
16
20
24
11
15
21
11
15
16
11
15
21
16
Freezing level m
4350
4250
4400
4400
4350
4600
4850
4700
4900
4700
4350
4550
4300
4050
4250
4050
4350
4600
4700
Cloud base (m)
5450
5500
4700
6300
5200
4400
2400
4400
4750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
910111010131314161210129810810121215171815192218222417182115161713172117
Sunrise
5:43
5:45
5:46
5:47
5:48
5:50
Sunset
9:47
9:46
9:45
9:45
9:44
9:43

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun 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
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
0
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
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
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
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
11° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 250).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 141).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 157).
3
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
-
Wind obs. (41 kph from 121 degs) was rejected.

* 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.