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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Fri 17 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
some clouds
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
4250
2200
3900
4300
8700
4500
4750
4900
4950
km/h
15
SSW
40
SSW
50
WSW
65
SW
50
WSW
15
WSW
25
W
10
WNW
5
ESE
10
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
W
15
W
10
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.4
1.5
2
max °C
15
14
10
12
9
6
9
8
6
10
10
10
13
12
12
14
13
min °C
13
10
9
11
4
4
8
5
5
9
9
9
12
11
11
14
10
 chill °C
12
5
4
6
0
1
4
4
4
8
6
7
10
10
9
13
8
Freezing level m
4750
4750
4350
4450
4050
3600
4000
4100
3800
4250
4450
4350
4700
4800
4700
4900
4850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
141210127597610101013121214122318182113141812141814172116202318
Sunrise
5:47
5:48
5:50
5:50
5:52
Sunset
9:45
9:45
9:44
9:43
9:42
9:40

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for The Fortress at the specific elevation of 3000 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.
2 hours ago
24° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
19° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 342).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 190 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
24° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 211).
10
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 114).
3
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
49 minutes ago
22° C
-
Wind obs. (48 kph from 136 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.