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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Wed 05 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
risk tstorm
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
4450
5000
9100
4700
4850
4050
4000
4750
4550
km/h
25
W
15
SW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
25
W
15
SSW
5
W
10
SW
20
WSW
0
NW
0
NNW
15
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
0
ESE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
2
0.2
0.9
0.3
1.5
max °C
9
7
10
10
10
13
11
9
11
10
7
9
8
9
10
9
min °C
6
6
10
9
10
12
9
9
11
7
6
8
7
8
10
7
 chill °C
4
3
7
6
8
10
7
8
10
5
6
8
6
6
8
6
Freezing level m
4250
3950
4300
4400
4400
4600
4550
4400
4450
4300
3950
4150
4050
4200
4300
4200
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Sunrise
6:13
6:15
6:16
6:18
6:20
Sunset
9:17
9:15
9:15
9:13
9:10

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Sat morning).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). 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.
4 hours ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
16° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 160).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
4 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 300).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
20° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
4 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
19° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 110).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 166).
2
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
-
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 313).
50

* 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.