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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Thu 16 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
km/h
10
SSW
5
SE
5
SSE
10
S
15
S
25
SW
45
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
5
N
5
ENE
5
NE
5
SSE
10
WSW
5
W
5
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.2
0.3
0.9
1.7
0.3
0.7
0.2
0.1
0.1
max °C
21
20
22
21
18
20
22
17
16
19
16
13
15
14
19
22
19
min °C
20
15
20
21
15
18
21
11
14
18
10
11
15
11
16
21
15
 chill °C
20
15
20
21
13
17
21
10
13
18
10
11
15
11
16
21
15
Freezing level m
4450
4650
4650
4850
4900
4550
4600
4200
3950
4250
4150
3650
3900
4350
4450
4750
4850
Cloud base (m)
5100
5050
4500
4300
2200
2400
3250
4200
8900
4300
4700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
12121314131113971085781013122118212117192214151913121513182217
Sunrise
5:46
5:47
5:48
5:50
5:50
Sunset
9:46
9:45
9:45
9:44
9:43
9:42

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun 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
28° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 337).
2
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 330).
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
29° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
31 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 138).
14
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 135).
16
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
45 minutes ago
25° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 175).
35

* 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.