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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Wed 12 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2350
2200
2200
2250
2750
3200
3600
3900
4100
5650
4550
2900
8850
4100
4650
km/h
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
ENE
0
ENE
5
S
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
8
3
4
7
1.8
0.2
0.1
3
0.1
0.6
1.5
max °C
7
7
7
5
5
5
9
12
10
14
16
14
16
18
14
15
18
14
min °C
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
11
8
11
16
12
13
17
10
11
18
12
 chill °C
5
5
4
3
4
4
6
11
8
11
16
11
13
17
10
11
18
11
Freezing level m
3100
2950
2950
2850
2800
2800
2850
3350
3550
3600
4000
4000
3950
4050
4100
4000
4150
4150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
10-1-1-1-2-13458779771087775558129131613151812131813
Sunrise
6:22
6:24
6:26
6:26
6:28
6:30
Sunset
9:07
9:05
9:02
9:01
9:00
8:58

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
3 hours ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 190 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 NE
(6 kph at 50).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
3 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 146).
3
58 km NE
1158m alt.
52 minutes ago
10° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 192).
3
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 312).
43
63 km SW
914m alt.
47 minutes ago
15° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 266 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.