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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Sun 06 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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Cloud base (m)
3200
2950
2350
2250
2700
2300
2900
2900
2200
8050
8850
2250
2200
2700
2250
km/h
10
S
5
SSE
5
NE
10
N
10
N
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
NE
5
SSW
5
NNW
5
E
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.2
4
3
1.1
1.9
0.1
0.1
0.4
0.1
0.9
6
0.5
4
0.2
max °C
9
10
8
7
7
7
8
10
7
10
13
11
12
13
5
4
4
2
min °C
7
10
6
6
7
6
7
10
5
6
12
8
9
10
2
3
3
1
 chill °C
6
10
6
4
5
5
6
9
3
4
11
4
7
9
0
3
3
1
Freezing level m
3200
3200
3250
3000
3050
3100
3050
3200
3200
3450
3600
4400
3900
3750
2400
2400
2550
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
12201112235854-3-4-4-4810777781068131011124442
Sunrise
7:01
7:03
7:03
7:05
7:07
7:09
Sunset
8:15
8:13
8:10
8:08
8:06
8:04

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Fri 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
1°C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 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.
3 hours ago
18°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 147).
3
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 181).
0
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
-
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 318).
20
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 277).
0

* 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.