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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
clear
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
6250
4900
2800
9700
9000
4900
3300
4300
3400
3600
4050
4100
km/h
5
SW
15
WSW
0
SSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
SW
35
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
S
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.3
1
0.1
0.5
max °C
17
19
13
18
21
18
18
19
17
15
16
12
13
16
14
17
19
16
min °C
14
19
11
14
20
16
16
18
12
14
15
9
10
16
11
14
19
14
 chill °C
14
19
11
14
20
16
16
18
10
12
13
9
10
16
11
14
19
14
Freezing level m
4100
4350
4300
4300
4550
4700
4650
4400
4300
4000
3900
3650
3500
4000
4000
3950
4300
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
91199121210111077448771110161912162117171915151611121613161915
Sunrise
6:35
6:37
6:37
6:39
6:41
6:43
Sunset
8:52
8:50
8:47
8:45
8:43
8:40

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

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
-
lightning 16km ESE of Canmore
19 km NNE
1969m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 20).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
0.0 km
lightning 29km S of Cochrane
52 km ENE
1323m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 142).
11
58 km NE
1158m alt.
3 hours ago
22° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 93).
16

* 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.