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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
4000
4300
9100
2850
2650
2350
2350
3000
3400
3300
3600
8950
2850
2400
km/h
10
SW
15
SW
5
S
5
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
40
SW
40
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.2
0.4
0.2
0.3
max °C
12
15
12
13
14
9
6
6
5
9
12
9
12
16
13
9
9
6
min °C
9
13
8
9
12
3
4
6
4
6
12
7
9
15
8
8
8
4
 chill °C
8
12
8
9
11
0
2
4
2
4
11
5
7
13
4
5
7
4
Freezing level m
3350
3650
3600
3400
3650
3150
2600
2750
2750
3200
3500
3550
3450
3900
3700
3200
3100
2950
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Sunrise
6:47
6:48
6:50
6:52
6:54
6:54
Sunset
8:35
8:32
8:30
8:29
8:25
8:23

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Wed 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 210).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 260).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 291).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 320).
0.0 km
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 208).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
58 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 252).
8
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 333 degs) was rejected.
63 km SW
914m alt.
48 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 239).
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.