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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Sat 18 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, near gales from the SW by Thu night).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2200
4200
4250
8650
5150
4700
8600
4700
4750
km/h
50
SW
65
SW
50
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
10
W
5
SSW
10
W
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
SW
25
WSW
50
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.2
1.1
3
0.1
0.2
0.7
max °C
10
12
9
6
9
9
6
9
9
10
13
12
13
15
14
12
13
12
min °C
9
11
5
5
8
4
5
8
8
9
12
11
12
14
12
12
13
9
 chill °C
4
6
-2
2
5
4
4
6
6
7
10
9
10
13
10
10
11
4
Freezing level m
4350
4450
4000
3750
4050
4100
3700
4150
4350
4350
4650
4700
4750
4900
5000
4650
4700
4650
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Sunrise
5:47
5:48
5:50
5:50
5:52
5:54
Sunset
9:45
9:44
9:43
9:42
9:40
9:38

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, near gales from the SW by Thu 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 294).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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
17° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 242).
11
58 km NE
1158m alt.
39 minutes ago
24° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 122).
8
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
56 minutes ago
18° C
-
67
Gales from the SE
(67 kph at 130).
85

* 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.