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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Wed 01 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
km/h
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
0
SSE
5
SE
5
SSW
10
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.5
3
1.1
0.4
0.2
0.4
2
3
0.1
max °C
10
12
10
11
13
12
10
12
12
13
15
13
11
14
13
15
19
16
min °C
8
11
7
9
13
8
9
12
8
11
15
6
8
13
8
11
18
13
 chill °C
7
11
6
8
12
7
8
11
5
9
13
4
8
12
8
11
18
12
Freezing level m
3100
3500
3400
3150
3500
3550
3150
3400
3500
3400
3800
3550
3150
3600
3900
3800
4250
4550
Cloud base (m)
2700
3200
2950
3100
3450
3450
2950
3350
3650
3500
4000
4150
8500
8350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232243244464266610119129101310101210121510101411131915
Sunrise
5:31
5:31
5:31
5:33
5:33
5:35
Sunset
9:57
9:57
9:57
9:55
9:55
9:54

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours 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
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 240).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 152).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 184).
0
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
-
52
Near gales from the ESE
(52 kph at 122).
61
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 269).
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.