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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Sun 05 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, gales from the SW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
km/h
10
SW
25
WSW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
50
SW
55
SW
45
WSW
55
WSW
20
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
20
WSW
35
SW
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
0.2
0.8
max °C
2
4
2
4
8
8
8
10
10
7
8
6
2
5
4
4
8
8
min °C
1
2
1
2
7
7
7
10
8
7
7
1
1
4
2
3
6
5
 chill °C
-2
-3
-2
-1
6
5
5
8
3
1
2
-4
-4
-2
-3
-2
1
2
Freezing level m
3150
3450
3350
3400
4050
4100
4000
4300
4250
4000
4050
3600
3100
3600
3500
3450
3900
4050
Cloud base (m)
4200
9550
9200
4650
4700
4450
5100
3450
8700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232388810978425347710117111713161915161710101410121612
Sunrise
5:33
5:35
5:35
5:37
5:37
5:39
Sunset
9:55
9:54
9:54
9:53
9:52
9:52

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, gales from the SW by Tue night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri 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.
3 hours ago
16° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 70).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
49 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 291).
2
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
23° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
17° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
0.0 km
lightning 24km S of Cochrane
52 km ENE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 116).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 359 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.