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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Mon 07 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
2400
2200
2300
2400
2550
2850
2250
8350
3400
2200
2350
2200
2550
2350
2200
2350
2300
km/h
5
NE
10
N
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.9
0.9
1.4
0.2
0.2
0.9
4
0.5
0.1
0.6
0.2
0.1
0.1
max °C
7
8
8
8
9
7
9
12
10
7
9
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
min °C
6
7
6
6
9
5
6
12
6
4
5
1
2
3
1
1
3
1
 chill °C
5
5
5
5
8
2
4
11
1
4
3
1
1
2
0
1
2
-1
Freezing level m
2950
3050
3100
3050
3100
3150
3300
3500
3700
3200
2850
2400
2250
2450
2200
2150
2400
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:03
7:03
7:05
7:07
7:09
7:11
Sunset
8:13
8:10
8:08
8:06
8:04
8:01

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 260).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 43).
2
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
24 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 143).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 304).
13
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
42 minutes ago
9°C
-
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 318).
54

* 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.