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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
3950
4250
5550
4450
9650
4800
4900
5150
4300
3200
3400
3350
4000
km/h
10
WSW
10
W
0
SSE
5
SW
15
WSW
0
NE
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
S
10
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
30
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.5
0.2
1.3
0.2
2
0.2
0.5
0.3
max °C
16
18
15
18
20
16
19
22
18
20
22
16
12
15
12
12
15
13
min °C
13
17
12
14
20
12
15
21
16
17
19
11
11
14
9
10
14
10
 chill °C
12
17
12
14
20
12
15
21
15
17
19
9
8
12
9
10
14
10
Freezing level m
4050
4350
4350
4200
4450
4450
4400
4600
4750
4500
4600
4500
3500
3700
3700
3400
3800
3950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:33
6:35
6:37
6:37
6:39
6:41
Sunset
8:53
8:52
8:50
8:47
8:45
8:43

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
3 hours ago
16° C
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
29 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 96).
13
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the ESE
(8 kph at 105).
13
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
44 minutes ago
28° C
-
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 301).
26
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 269).
8

* 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.