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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2750
2200
2350
2700
3000
2950
3600
3500
3500
4550
4250
4450
4400
km/h
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
E
0
ENE
5
S
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
S
15
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
30
W
10
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.9
0.9
0.1
0.2
0.8
0.1
1.2
max °C
6
5
5
8
11
9
13
15
13
15
16
12
15
18
15
16
19
16
min °C
6
5
5
5
11
7
11
14
10
12
15
10
12
17
11
14
18
12
 chill °C
5
4
4
5
11
7
11
14
8
11
15
10
12
17
9
13
17
12
Freezing level m
2850
2800
2750
2750
3300
3450
3550
3800
3800
3750
3950
3850
3650
4050
4050
4000
4300
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-1-2-22346667669871086557118121512141611141813151914
Sunrise
6:24
6:26
6:26
6:28
6:30
6:31
Sunset
9:05
9:02
9:01
9:00
8:58
8:55

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Tue 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
3° C
-
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 60).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 40).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 137).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 101 degs) was rejected.
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 21).
7
63 km SW
914m alt.
38 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 249).
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.