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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Thu 02 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

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

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
km/h
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
35
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
5
N
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
15
SW
20
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2
1.1
4
max °C
12
11
11
13
13
13
16
13
12
14
7
12
16
14
17
20
17
min °C
11
7
9
13
8
11
16
8
10
13
5
9
15
11
14
19
11
 chill °C
9
5
7
12
5
9
14
6
9
11
5
9
15
10
14
19
8
Freezing level m
3350
3400
3050
3500
3600
3450
3900
3600
3400
3600
3100
3400
3900
4050
4050
4350
4400
Cloud base (m)
3300
3650
2900
3350
3750
3450
3800
4300
2300
7150
6450
6300
6500
6550
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Sunrise
5:31
5:33
5:33
5:35
5:35
Sunset
9:57
9:57
9:55
9:55
9:54
9:54

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°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
20° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 131).
16
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
2
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
-
43
Strong winds from the SE
(43 kph at 140).
52
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 262).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 190).
14 km

* 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.