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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Thu 06 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
light rain
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
4600
5050
8900
5500
5800
2300
4150
4000
2650
4000
2800
4350
2250
km/h
5
SSW
10
W
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SW
0
E
5
N
5
E
5
SE
5
SW
5
W
0
S
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.9
0.1
0.1
1.4
1.7
1.9
0.6
2
4
max °C
16
18
14
19
22
17
18
20
17
15
17
13
15
17
12
16
18
13
min °C
12
18
10
15
22
11
14
20
10
12
16
10
12
15
11
13
15
11
 chill °C
12
18
10
15
22
11
14
20
10
12
16
10
12
15
11
13
15
11
Freezing level m
4000
4300
4450
4400
4550
4450
4350
4450
4350
3950
4250
4100
3850
4200
4200
4150
4300
4150
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Sunrise
6:13
6:15
6:16
6:18
6:20
6:20
Sunset
9:17
9:15
9:15
9:13
9:10
9:08

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°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.
3 hours ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 50).
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.
45 minutes ago
16° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 19).
6
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 150).
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
17° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 60).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
43 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 116).
10
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 53).
13
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
57 minutes ago
18° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 146).
37

* 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.