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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
mod. rain
mod. rain
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
3750
2250
2200
2300
2250
2950
9300
8400
4900
5500
5650
2650
2200
2800
2700
km/h
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
10
S
5
SW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
 mm
0.7
0.3
0.2
1.3
6
6
0.3
0.1
max °C
13
9
5
5
5
9
13
10
14
17
14
16
17
10
7
9
6
min °C
12
3
4
5
4
5
12
9
11
17
12
13
11
7
6
8
4
 chill °C
10
0
3
3
2
3
12
8
10
16
10
12
10
6
4
5
1
Freezing level m
3500
2900
2550
2800
3050
3100
3500
3650
3850
4100
4050
3900
4050
3600
3000
3100
2850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
4-1-3-1014569877301-11365557131013171315149795
Sunrise
6:50
6:52
6:54
6:54
6:56
Sunset
8:32
8:30
8:29
8:25
8:23
8:22

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°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
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 240).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 60).
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
19°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
lightning 28km N of Invermere
47 km WSW
1219m alt.
52 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
22 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 306).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 267).
14
lightning 23km N of Banff
59 km N
1938m alt.
24 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm

* 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.