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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
9200
9650
8150
6100
3250
3300
2850
3050
3200
km/h
5
S
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
WSW
25
SSW
35
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
5
NW
10
WSW
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.3
4
1.6
0.5
max °C
12
16
19
16
19
21
18
18
20
15
11
13
10
8
10
8
min °C
10
13
19
14
16
21
13
15
20
8
10
13
6
6
10
6
 chill °C
10
13
19
14
16
21
11
14
20
4
7
12
6
6
9
5
Freezing level m
3900
3850
4250
4300
4250
4500
4450
4250
4450
3950
3350
3600
3350
2900
3150
3150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
67101010131110116342-12111151915182116172012111387107
Sunrise
6:43
6:43
6:46
6:47
6:48
Sunset
8:40
8:38
8:37
8:35
8:32

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

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.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
42 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 296).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 310).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 163).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 237).
5
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 322 degs) was rejected.

* 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.