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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Thu 30 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, near gales from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
8500
8650
8900
9650
4950
3850
2300
2250
2800
2550
9100
3450
5000
km/h
5
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
20
WSW
50
SW
35
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
5
NE
5
NE
5
N
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
0
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.5
0.1
0.1
0.4
max °C
17
19
17
19
22
20
21
22
17
10
13
8
6
9
7
12
16
13
min °C
14
19
13
16
21
14
18
22
6
8
12
3
4
9
5
8
15
10
 chill °C
14
19
12
16
21
13
18
22
2
5
10
2
4
9
5
8
15
10
Freezing level m
4100
4400
4450
4350
4650
4750
4750
4800
4000
2950
3450
2900
2500
3050
2950
3150
3800
3950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
811101013121213514-1-4002761619151822172022129136596101612
Sunrise
6:03
6:05
6:05
6:07
6:09
6:11
Sunset
9:29
9:28
9:25
9:24
9:22
9:21

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, near gales from the SW by Sat afternoon).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°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
25° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
49 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 8).
2
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
49 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 326).
13
58 km NE
1158m alt.
37 minutes ago
24° C
Dry
18
Light winds from the NNE
(18 kph at 31).
23
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
49 minutes ago
25° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 186).
52

* 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.