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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Sun 19 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
3450
2550
9300
4100
4800
4700
8900
9500
km/h
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
NNE
5
SSW
5
ENE
0
S
5
WSW
10
W
5
S
10
W
10
WSW
0
SE
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
45
SW
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
4
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.5
0.9
max °C
14
18
15
14
15
12
18
20
18
21
22
20
22
20
19
18
20
16
min °C
12
17
9
11
14
10
14
20
14
18
22
16
20
16
13
16
20
13
 chill °C
11
17
9
11
14
10
14
20
14
18
22
16
20
15
11
15
19
11
Freezing level m
3550
4050
4000
3750
3950
4250
4200
4550
4700
4550
4750
4750
4700
4550
4600
4250
4450
4250
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Sunrise
5:48
5:50
5:50
5:52
5:54
5:54
Sunset
9:44
9:43
9:42
9:40
9:38
9:37

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

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.
3 hours ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 130).
2
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 330 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
19° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
0.0 km
58 km NE
1158m alt.
3 hours ago
17° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 147).
5
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
48 minutes ago
17° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 282).
8

* 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.