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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Fri 07 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
heavy rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
5800
4450
2300
4000
2700
3950
4350
2250
2450
2500
2200
km/h
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
WNW
0
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
W
0
NNE
5
SW
5
S
10
WSW
5
SW
0
WNW
0
N
5
ESE
0
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
 mm
3
1.1
1.1
2
3
1.7
1
0.9
3
9
1.8
7
14
max °C
20
22
19
17
19
15
15
17
13
14
16
15
12
14
11
11
10
6
min °C
16
22
11
14
19
9
11
16
10
12
16
11
12
13
10
10
8
5
 chill °C
16
22
11
14
19
9
11
16
10
12
16
11
12
13
10
10
7
4
Freezing level m
4400
4600
4550
4350
4400
4050
3850
4100
4150
3900
4100
4200
3950
3950
3800
3600
3550
2900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
111412910769768867543-11822151619121317121316131214111196
Sunrise
6:15
6:16
6:18
6:20
6:20
6:22
Sunset
9:15
9:15
9:13
9:10
9:08
9:07

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Wed 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.
1 hour ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
21° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 330).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 210).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 153).
50
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the E
(8 kph at 100).
11
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
19° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 144).
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.