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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Sat 05 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 6mm) on Thu afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
light snow
light snow
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
light rain
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2200
2450
7550
3250
6000
2350
2850
2400
2400
2450
2900
2250
8250
2800
2200
2200
km/h
5
E
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
0
NE
5
NE
10
N
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
4
3
 mm
5
0.1
0.1
4
1.7
0.3
3
1.5
0.5
0.3
3
3
max °C
5
5
9
10
8
8
10
8
8
10
7
11
13
10
5
2
1
min °C
4
4
6
9
6
7
8
7
7
9
5
7
13
7
3
2
0
 chill °C
4
2
5
9
6
6
7
7
6
8
2
5
12
6
1
0
-4
Freezing level m
2700
3100
3200
3250
3300
3100
3200
3250
3100
3100
3250
3550
3600
3800
2900
2400
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:01
7:03
7:03
7:05
7:07
Sunset
8:17
8:15
8:13
8:10
8:08
8:06

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 6mm) on Thu afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°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.
42 minutes ago
1°C
No report.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 10).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 30).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
42 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 340).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
42 minutes ago
7°C
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 210).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
27 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 94).
3
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 161).
0
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
42 minutes ago
6°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 2).
26
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 268).
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.