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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Wed 12 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2250
2950
2200
2200
2200
2650
3000
3700
3600
3600
9550
4150
2850
2250
km/h
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
E
0
ESE
5
S
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ESE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.4
1
4
3
0.2
0.1
0.3
1.2
0.2
1.8
3
8
4
max °C
9
8
5
4
4
8
12
9
13
15
12
15
17
14
11
11
9
min °C
7
6
5
4
4
5
11
8
11
14
9
12
16
10
11
10
8
 chill °C
6
5
4
3
3
5
11
8
11
14
8
12
15
10
11
10
8
Freezing level m
3050
3000
2850
2700
2850
2750
3250
3500
3550
3800
3800
3700
3950
3850
3550
3450
3350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
10-1-2-2-23456568643287544712912151114171211119
Sunrise
6:24
6:26
6:26
6:28
6:30
Sunset
9:07
9:05
9:02
9:01
9:00
8:58

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon 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
-
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 60).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 110).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
-
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 70).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
51 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 137).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 199).
3
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
-
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 137).
19
63 km SW
914m alt.
35 minutes ago
12° 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.