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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Sun 06 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 4mm) on Thu morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod snow
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
3100
2450
2200
2800
2350
2650
2900
2200
8300
3350
3350
2250
2250
2200
2200
km/h
5
E
5
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
5
WSW
20
W
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
10
ENE
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Snowflake cm
7
 mm
2
1.7
0.7
1.7
0.4
0.2
2
0.1
0.6
0.2
0.5
max °C
8
6
9
8
8
10
7
10
12
9
8
10
5
2
2
2
min °C
6
6
7
6
7
9
5
6
12
6
6
10
3
2
2
-1
 chill °C
6
5
5
5
6
8
2
3
11
3
5
7
1
0
0
-4
Freezing level m
3150
2900
3050
3150
3100
3200
3150
3350
3600
3650
3000
3150
2600
2350
2350
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1-111111344-11-2-4-4-57687810681287104221
Sunrise
7:03
7:03
7:05
7:07
7:09
Sunset
8:13
8:10
8:08
8:06
8:04

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 4mm) on Thu morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Fri 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.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 350).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
50 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 317).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 134).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
49 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 155).
0
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
-
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 337).
7

* 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.