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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Fri 04 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
heavy rain
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2300
2300
2500
2650
2800
2950
3350
5350
3400
2300
2250
3100
3200
km/h
5
SSE
0
ENE
5
ESE
5
E
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.4
0.1
0.1
1.3
0.1
1
0.7
0.1
3
25
0.2
0.1
max °C
5
5
6
7
6
10
12
9
10
11
7
9
11
9
11
14
11
min °C
5
3
4
7
5
7
11
7
8
9
4
6
11
6
8
13
8
 chill °C
5
3
3
7
4
6
11
7
8
9
3
5
11
4
7
12
5
Freezing level m
2750
2700
2700
2900
3050
3200
3400
3350
3250
3300
2950
3050
3300
3350
3300
3650
3850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-2-2-1113322-103225554576912891068118101410
Sunrise
7:00
7:01
7:03
7:03
7:05
Sunset
8:20
8:17
8:15
8:13
8:10
8:08

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Mon 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.
58 minutes ago
-
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 60).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 110).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
58 minutes 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
18°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 20).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
41 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 111).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 201).
5
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
58 minutes ago
10°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 118).
48
63 km SW
914m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 190).
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.