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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Wed 29 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
4250
8800
4900
2250
2200
2750
3150
km/h
10
SW
15
WSW
5
ESE
5
WSW
10
SW
5
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SW
50
SW
45
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
E
0
NNE
5
NNW
0
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.9
0.4
1.2
0.3
max °C
15
19
17
17
20
17
19
22
20
20
22
17
10
14
9
5
9
8
min °C
12
17
11
14
19
13
16
21
15
18
22
5
8
13
3
3
8
5
 chill °C
11
16
11
14
19
13
16
21
15
18
22
0
5
12
2
3
8
5
Freezing level m
3700
4100
4200
4100
4450
4500
4400
4650
4700
4750
4800
3850
3000
3500
2950
2550
2950
3100
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Sunrise
6:01
6:03
6:05
6:05
6:07
6:09
Sunset
9:30
9:29
9:28
9:25
9:24
9:22

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

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
27° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 280).
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
26° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 334).
5
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 106).
16
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 88).
14
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
23° C
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 255).
28

* 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.