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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Tue 28 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
night
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
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
8250
8850
9150
2400
2200
2800
3100
km/h
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
5
ESE
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
50
SW
55
SW
20
WSW
25
W
5
ENE
0
NE
5
WNW
0
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
9
1.2
0.9
0.2
max °C
15
15
19
17
17
20
17
19
21
19
20
22
18
10
12
7
6
10
9
min °C
9
12
17
11
14
19
13
16
21
14
17
22
7
8
11
2
4
8
6
 chill °C
8
11
17
11
14
19
13
16
21
13
17
22
3
5
11
2
4
8
6
Freezing level m
4000
3650
4100
4200
4100
4400
4500
4350
4650
4700
4650
4800
4100
2950
3350
2900
2550
2950
3100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:01
6:03
6:05
6:05
6:07
6:09
Sunset
9:30
9:29
9:28
9:25
9:24
9:22

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

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.
3 hours ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 70).
0.0 km
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 314).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
29 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 131).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 164).
0
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
45 minutes ago
15° C
-
48
Strong winds from the SE
(48 kph at 139).
59
63 km SW
914m alt.
30 minutes ago
13° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 234).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (11 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
14 km

* 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.