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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Sun 23 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
3850
3400
3300
3850
4250
4000
9400
5400
4700
km/h
20
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
WNW
0
SE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
S
10
SW
10
SW
20
SSW
20
WSW
25
SSW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
max °C
16
10
13
16
13
16
19
16
20
22
17
18
20
16
13
16
14
min °C
12
9
10
16
9
13
19
13
17
21
13
15
19
9
11
16
9
 chill °C
9
9
10
16
9
13
19
12
17
21
11
14
18
8
10
16
9
Freezing level m
3800
3450
3450
3950
3950
3900
4300
4350
4350
4500
4450
4200
4350
3900
3600
3900
3950
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Sunrise
6:41
6:43
6:43
6:46
6:47
Sunset
8:45
8:43
8:40
8:38
8:37
8:35

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

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
1°C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 250).
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
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 203).
3
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
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
14°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 331).
27
58 km NE
1158m alt.
57 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 232 degs) was rejected.
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 313).
13

* 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.