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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4250
8900
4050
2400
2350
2650
2650
3000
8350
8900
5700
3350
km/h
20
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
25
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.4
0.9
max °C
14
12
12
14
9
6
7
5
9
13
10
13
17
13
13
15
11
min °C
13
8
10
13
2
4
6
4
6
12
9
10
16
9
11
14
7
 chill °C
11
8
10
11
-1
2
4
2
5
12
8
9
15
8
10
14
6
Freezing level m
3600
3600
3350
3650
2850
2650
2750
2950
3050
3600
3550
3800
4050
4050
3650
3800
3450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
5435-1-2-2-10445875631410111465758131012171112159
Sunrise
6:48
6:50
6:52
6:54
6:54
Sunset
8:35
8:32
8:30
8:29
8:25
8:23

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 220).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 260).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour 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
17°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 260).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 188).
16
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 209).
5
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 309).
37
63 km SW
914m alt.
52 minutes ago
23°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 272).
5

* 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.