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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Fri 17 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
light rain
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
6850
3950
9400
2200
4000
4300
4850
4600
4800
5100
4200
km/h
5
SSE
5
SE
20
SSW
25
SW
45
SW
25
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
0
SW
5
E
0
W
0
ESE
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
S
5
WSW
5
W
5
SE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.2
0.1
1.2
0.3
1.4
0.5
0.2
0.7
0.7
max °C
21
23
19
19
21
17
16
19
14
15
18
15
18
21
17
22
23
19
min °C
19
21
14
17
20
10
13
18
9
12
18
12
15
20
14
18
20
16
 chill °C
19
21
12
16
19
8
12
18
9
12
18
12
15
20
14
18
20
16
Freezing level m
4650
4750
4800
4400
4450
4100
3900
4150
4050
3800
4250
4500
4400
4850
4850
4800
5000
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1214121012871076109101211121413202217182114151912141814172116202218
Sunrise
5:46
5:47
5:48
5:50
5:50
5:52
Sunset
9:45
9:45
9:44
9:43
9:42
9:40

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). 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
3 km E
1981m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
0
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
3 hours ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 293).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
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
11° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 220).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
24 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 129).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 188).
5

* 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.