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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Mon 27 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, near gales from the SW by Sat night).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
8500
4000
9550
9400
9000
km/h
10
WSW
25
WSW
5
SSW
10
SW
50
SW
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
0
E
5
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
35
SW
50
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
15
18
16
16
19
16
16
20
17
18
21
18
19
22
20
20
23
19
min °C
13
17
11
14
19
9
13
18
11
13
20
14
17
21
15
18
22
8
 chill °C
12
16
10
13
18
7
12
18
11
13
20
14
17
21
15
18
22
4
Freezing level m
3800
4200
4250
4000
4400
4150
3850
4250
4200
4150
4550
4450
4450
4700
4750
4750
4900
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
698710761098121110131212147141814151913151914162116182218192314
Sunrise
5:58
6:01
6:01
6:03
6:05
6:05
Sunset
9:34
9:31
9:30
9:29
9:28
9:25

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, near gales from the SW by Sat night).

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 WSW
(7 kph at 240).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
27 minutes ago
25° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 251).
5
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
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
23° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
22 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 342).
21
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 197).
14
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
38 minutes ago
18° C
-
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 172).
24

* 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.