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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5100
8650
4850
4550
3200
4550
5750
2850
2700
2850
2650
3150
3250
km/h
5
WSW
5
SW
15
S
25
SW
25
SW
35
SW
10
SW
15
SW
5
S
5
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.7
0.2
0.1
0.1
max °C
19
21
18
18
20
16
13
15
12
11
13
10
7
9
7
9
12
9
min °C
16
21
13
14
20
9
11
15
7
8
13
3
5
8
4
6
11
6
 chill °C
16
21
11
12
20
7
10
14
7
8
12
0
3
6
2
5
10
3
Freezing level m
4200
4500
4450
4200
4400
3900
3600
3800
3650
3150
3600
3250
2700
2900
2850
2950
3450
3350
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Sunrise
6:43
6:46
6:47
6:48
6:50
6:52
Sunset
8:38
8:37
8:35
8:32
8:30
8:29

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Sat 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 230).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 40).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
30°C
-
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 40).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 345).
2
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
29°C
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
50 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 195).
14
58 km NE
1158m alt.
58 minutes ago
28°C
Dry
Wind obs. (16 kph from 55 degs) was rejected.
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
28°C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 241 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.