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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Mon 10 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4350
2200
2450
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2650
3050
2850
km/h
15
WSW
0
WNW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
SSE
0
S
0
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.1
1.7
1.5
5
10
4
5
22
12
4
0.2
0.1
0.5
0.6
0.4
max °C
17
14
13
14
11
7
7
6
6
6
6
9
13
10
13
15
14
min °C
17
9
11
14
8
7
7
5
6
6
6
7
11
9
11
15
11
 chill °C
16
8
11
14
7
6
6
3
5
5
6
7
11
9
10
15
10
Freezing level m
4100
3950
3750
3850
3700
3150
3100
3050
2950
2950
3250
3250
3450
3700
3700
3900
3850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
97574110001245577171212141077666681210121513
Sunrise
6:20
6:22
6:24
6:26
6:26
Sunset
9:10
9:08
9:07
9:05
9:02
9:01

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Heavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu afternoon). 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
16° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 30).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 315).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
lightning 22km SSW of Cochrane
49 km ENE
1372m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
37 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 146).
11
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 72 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.