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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Tue 28 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
4050
9150
4900
3900
2850
km/h
10
SW
50
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
5
SE
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
15
SW
50
SSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
40
W
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.2
0.1
max °C
16
19
16
15
19
17
17
20
18
19
22
20
21
22
16
9
12
9
min °C
14
18
9
12
17
11
14
20
13
16
21
15
18
21
5
7
12
5
 chill °C
13
16
8
11
17
11
14
20
12
16
21
15
18
20
1
3
9
5
Freezing level m
3850
4350
4050
3750
4150
4250
4150
4500
4500
4450
4650
4750
4700
4750
3500
2900
3350
3100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
6976998121110131212124-1311519131418141620161822182022118127
Sunrise
6:01
6:01
6:03
6:05
6:05
6:07
Sunset
9:31
9:30
9:29
9:28
9:25
9:24

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sat night, calm by Sun 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 280).
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
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
50 minutes ago
26° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 334 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
19° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 350 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.
3 hours ago
21° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 257).
13
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 216 degs) was rejected.
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
-
67
Gales from the SSE
(67 kph at 166).
96

* 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.