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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Fri 07 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
clear
clear
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
6650
4500
4050
4100
2400
2450
2400
4700
2400
2200
2200
2200
km/h
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
S
5
SSW
10
W
0
WSW
0
NW
5
WNW
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
 mm
4
0.9
0.5
4
5
4
4
0.2
3
10
1
1.6
11
max °C
18
18
20
16
14
17
14
13
15
11
13
15
11
8
7
5
min °C
11
14
19
9
11
17
10
11
15
10
11
15
9
8
6
4
 chill °C
11
14
19
9
11
17
10
11
15
10
11
15
9
7
5
2
Freezing level m
4500
4300
4400
4100
3800
4150
4200
3750
3950
3900
3800
3950
3650
3300
3150
2850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:16
6:18
6:20
6:20
6:22
Sunset
9:15
9:13
9:10
9:08
9:07

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Wed 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
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 309).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
18° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 190).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
13° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 60).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 93).
11
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 191).
2
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 318 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.