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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Sat 12 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
 km/h
15
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
E
5
S
5
SW
0
WSW
5
WSW
0
S
0
E
5
W
5
S
 cm 
 mm 
0.7
10
11
16
10
0.1
0.7
max°C
18
16
17
17
14
7
4
4
8
12
11
14
17
15
16
19
16
min°C
17
13
16
16
8
5
3
2
5
11
9
12
17
11
14
18
12
chill°C 
16
12
16
16
8
3
0
2
5
11
9
12
17
11
14
18
12
Freezing level (m
4300
4300
4250
4400
4200
3300
2750
2650
2850
3300
3850
3850
4150
4150
4000
4250
4350
Cloud base (m)
3850
3900
3950
2450
2200
2200
2200
2200
2800
9050
4250
4100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
9991061-2-3-13569871010181517171164371210131713151914
Sunrise
5:41
5:43
5:43
5:45
5:46
Sunset
9:51
9:50
9:49
9:47
9:46
9:45

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Tue 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 240).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
24° C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
23° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 150).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
46 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
22° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 280).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 296).
23
58 km NE
1158m alt.
45 minutes ago
22° C
Dry
Wind obs. (18 kph from 221 degs) was rejected.
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
-
56
Near gales from the NW
(56 kph at 319).
74
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
24° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 284).
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.