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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Tue 11 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2500
2200
2200
2500
2200
2200
2200
2500
2750
3500
4000
4800
4100
5350
km/h
10
WSW
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
E
0
E
0
SSW
5
S
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
15
SW
5
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
2
8
6
4
3
15
10
0.5
0.7
3
max °C
14
11
7
7
7
5
3
5
7
11
9
14
16
13
16
17
14
min °C
14
7
6
6
6
4
3
3
5
9
7
11
15
11
13
17
10
 chill °C
13
6
5
5
5
2
1
3
5
9
6
11
15
10
13
16
8
Freezing level m
3850
3550
3050
2950
3000
2850
2600
2800
2850
3100
3550
3650
4000
3950
3900
4100
4100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
6400-1-2-2-1-1245767871497775346108131612151712
Sunrise
6:22
6:24
6:26
6:26
6:28
Sunset
9:08
9:07
9:05
9:02
9:01
9:00

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Fri 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.
2 hours ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 300).
0.0 km
lightning 10km ENE of Canmore
30 km N
1793m alt.
42 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
43 minutes ago
13° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 334).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 250).
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
17° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
58 km NE
1158m alt.
52 minutes ago
12° C
light rain
Light rain.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 351).
16
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 318 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.