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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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PM
night
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PM
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
light rain
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2350
2300
2600
6050
2900
3050
2900
2200
8550
3350
3350
3200
3150
3300
km/h
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
E
0
W
5
SSW
5
E
5
E
15
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
0
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.2
0.9
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.9
1.2
0.1
0.1
0.2
max °C
8
8
6
7
9
7
6
6
6
10
13
9
9
11
8
10
11
10
min °C
8
7
4
5
8
4
5
6
4
6
12
5
7
11
6
7
11
7
 chill °C
7
5
3
5
8
3
3
5
1
4
12
3
6
10
5
6
10
7
Freezing level m
3150
3000
2800
2900
2950
2900
3050
2950
3050
3150
3500
3200
3050
3300
3200
3100
3350
3350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1-1-1-10-1-10-1141132133885696665813781179119
Sunrise
6:56
6:58
7:00
7:01
7:03
7:03
Sunset
8:22
8:20
8:17
8:15
8:13
8:10

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
-
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 220).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
0.0 km
BowValley-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
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-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.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 250).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
25 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 50).
58
58 km NE
1158m alt.
28 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (24 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
40 minutes ago
7°C
-
52
Near gales from the ESE
(52 kph at 123).
72
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 169).
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.