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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Wed 24 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
light rain
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
km/h
5
ENE
5
S
5
SW
5
S
10
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
0
WSW
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.2
1.9
0.5
4
1.9
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.9
4
0.5
2
15
5
1.4
0.3
max °C
15
12
14
12
11
10
10
7
8
10
9
10
11
9
7
7
6
min °C
15
9
12
12
8
10
9
5
6
10
7
8
10
6
6
7
5
 chill °C
15
8
12
12
7
9
8
4
5
10
5
6
10
5
4
5
2
Freezing level m
3800
3750
3600
3650
3700
3350
3350
2950
2850
3250
3150
3100
3450
3100
2950
3050
3000
Cloud base (m)
4300
4400
5150
3300
3300
3100
2400
2200
2800
2650
3050
2950
2650
2200
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
7665422-1-12213100015111312101010671089118776
Sunrise
5:28
5:28
5:28
5:28
5:30
Sunset
9:58
9:58
9:58
9:58
9:58
9:58

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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 afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
24° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 80).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
20° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 330).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
23° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 211).
35
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
3 hours ago
22° C
clear
Clear
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 150).
14 km
Cop Upper- Alta
77 km ENE
1235m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 200).
7
Black Diamond- Alta
78 km E
1156m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 260 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.