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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Fri 24 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Mon morning). Mainly gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
4400
4500
4400
km/h
45
WSW
30
WSW
60
SW
60
SW
55
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
35
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
10
SW
15
SW
45
SW
15
SW
10
SW
25
SW
15
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.4
max °C
12
11
11
12
10
7
10
9
6
10
9
7
11
9
7
11
11
min °C
11
10
10
12
6
6
9
6
5
9
6
6
10
7
6
10
7
 chill °C
7
7
5
8
3
3
6
1
0
5
4
3
6
5
4
7
4
Freezing level m
4500
4500
4350
4600
4200
3950
4250
4150
3850
4250
4250
3950
4400
4300
3950
4400
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
12111112871086108711871192117192114151914141814152014152014
Sunrise
5:56
5:58
5:58
6:01
6:01
Sunset
9:37
9:37
9:35
9:34
9:31
9:30

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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 Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Mon morning). Mainly gales.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed 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.
41 minutes ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the W
(17 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
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
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
25° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
27 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 328).
24
58 km NE
1158m alt.
33 minutes ago
28° C
Dry
14
Light winds from the SW
(14 kph at 225).
16
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
41 minutes ago
25° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 282).
39
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 297 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.