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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4000
4100
4350
4150
4950
6450
4550
4250
2550
3150
3150
km/h
15
W
10
WSW
15
W
25
W
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
40
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.3
0.3
1.8
3
max °C
9
8
8
10
9
9
12
11
10
13
12
9
11
4
4
7
6
min °C
8
6
7
10
9
9
10
9
9
12
10
9
10
2
3
6
5
 chill °C
5
4
4
7
8
7
8
6
6
10
6
5
6
-3
1
4
3
Freezing level m
4200
4250
4150
4450
4350
4250
4350
4450
4450
4650
4700
4300
4450
3600
3500
3800
3900
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Sunrise
6:33
6:35
6:37
6:37
6:39
Sunset
8:55
8:53
8:52
8:50
8:47
8:45

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 260).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
51 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 290).
21
58 km NE
1158m alt.
57 minutes ago
24° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 110).
5
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
21° C
-
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 302).
30
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 277 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.