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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Tue 28 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4150
9350
8050
9700
4300
4550
km/h
15
SW
65
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
25
SW
75
SW
55
SW
35
WSW
60
W
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
7
9
8
6
10
10
8
12
12
10
13
13
11
13
8
1
3
1
min °C
5
9
5
5
8
7
7
11
10
10
12
11
11
11
2
1
2
-1
 chill °C
2
3
2
2
5
5
5
9
8
8
10
9
8
6
-5
-6
-6
-4
Freezing level m
3850
4350
4050
3750
4150
4200
4150
4550
4600
4500
4700
4750
4700
4750
3950
3100
3300
3100
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Sunrise
6:01
6:01
6:03
6:05
6:05
6:07
Sunset
9:31
9:30
9:29
9:28
9:25
9:24

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW 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
3 km E
1981m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
0
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
3 hours ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 60).
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
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
46 minutes ago
16° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 318).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
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.
2 hours ago
10° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 240).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
38 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 112).
16
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 176).
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.