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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Tue 21 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
some clouds
risk tstorm
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
8500
4150
4500
4900
4700
6350
5200
4600
km/h
5
S
5
WSW
5
S
10
W
15
W
5
SSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
45
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.5
0.4
0.1
max °C
16
20
17
20
23
19
22
23
19
19
22
18
18
20
16
15
17
15
min °C
13
19
14
17
22
15
19
23
15
17
21
13
17
20
11
13
17
9
 chill °C
13
19
14
17
22
14
19
23
14
17
21
11
16
19
10
12
16
8
Freezing level m
4100
4550
4600
4500
4700
4800
4650
4800
4600
4400
4600
4400
4300
4450
4000
4000
4150
3900
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Sunrise
5:50
5:52
5:54
5:54
5:56
5:58
Sunset
9:42
9:40
9:38
9:37
9:37
9:35

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW 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
26° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 40).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
53 minutes ago
24° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 261).
2
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 190).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 109).
13
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
8
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
27° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 275).
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* 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.