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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Mon 07 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
mod snow
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. snow
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2300
2550
2900
2950
2250
2650
3750
3800
2200
2200
2250
2250
2200
2250
2400
km/h
10
NW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
5
ENE
5
NNW
0
NW
5
E
5
E
0
NNE
5
ENE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
6
 mm
1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.4
0.3
max °C
7
8
10
7
9
13
10
10
9
2
2
3
1
2
3
2
min °C
6
7
10
5
6
12
6
8
4
1
1
3
0
1
3
-1
 chill °C
5
6
9
2
4
11
2
5
4
-1
0
3
0
1
3
-1
Freezing level m
3150
3050
3100
3200
3400
3550
3900
3400
3250
2250
2150
2400
2200
2100
2450
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
101134520-5-5-5-5-5-4-5781068138972231231
Sunrise
7:03
7:05
7:07
7:09
7:11
Sunset
8:10
8:08
8:06
8:04
8:01

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu afternoon).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Sat 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 190).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 299).
2
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 30).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 127).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
46 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 205).
5
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 266).
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.