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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Sun 05 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, near gales from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Thu morning). Mainly gales.

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
night
AM
PM
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
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
km/h
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
50
SW
50
WSW
40
WSW
20
SW
35
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
35
SW
20
SW
30
SW
45
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
2
4
8
8
8
10
10
7
9
6
2
3
2
3
7
7
7
10
8
min °C
1
2
7
7
7
9
8
7
8
3
1
3
1
3
6
5
5
8
6
 chill °C
-1
-1
6
6
6
7
3
2
2
-1
-4
-3
-4
-1
3
1
1
4
0
Freezing level m
3300
3400
4000
4100
4050
4250
4300
4050
4200
3800
3200
3400
3200
3450
3950
4050
3800
4200
4100
Cloud base (m)
4550
4750
4200
8100
4850
3350
8750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
23888109795232376697711171316191516171110128111612141813
Sunrise
5:35
5:35
5:37
5:37
5:39
5:39
Sunset
9:54
9:54
9:53
9:52
9:52
9:52

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, near gales from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Thu morning). Mainly gales.

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.
3 hours ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
15° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 290).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 130).
3
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 200).
2
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the NNW
(37 kph at 327).
46
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 255).
0

* 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.