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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Mon 31 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
2550
3050
3600
8050
5650
5900
5750
5100
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2550
2250
2200
2200
km/h
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
20
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.7
11
13
9
3
0.4
2
2
0.4
max °C
9
13
10
15
18
14
16
17
14
5
4
4
2
4
3
4
5
3
min °C
6
12
9
11
17
12
13
17
7
3
3
2
2
4
1
2
4
2
 chill °C
5
11
8
10
17
10
13
17
6
0
-1
-3
-2
2
1
0
2
-1
Freezing level m
2900
3550
3750
3900
4150
4050
3900
4100
3900
2900
2650
2550
2350
2550
2500
2450
2650
2500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-145698795-1-2-3-4-3-2-3-3-381310131813151711443242353
Sunrise
6:52
6:54
6:54
6:56
6:58
7:00
Sunset
8:29
8:25
8:23
8:22
8:20
8:17

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Fri 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.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 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 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
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
16°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
43 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 158).
19
58 km NE
1158m alt.
3 hours ago
18°C
Dry
10
Light winds from the SSW
(10 kph at 200).
11
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
58 minutes ago
14°C
-
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 177).
28
63 km SW
914m alt.
56 minutes ago
20°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 248).
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.