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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Tue 21 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
4150
4450
4900
4900
4700
6250
7650
3300
km/h
10
WSW
10
SW
20
W
25
W
15
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
35
WSW
45
WSW
55
WSW
40
WSW
45
SW
50
WSW
20
WSW
40
SW
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.5
0.5
0.2
max °C
11
11
11
14
13
13
14
13
11
13
12
9
11
9
5
5
3
min °C
10
9
9
13
12
13
14
11
10
13
10
9
11
5
4
4
2
 chill °C
8
7
6
11
10
10
11
8
6
10
5
5
7
1
0
-3
-3
Freezing level m
4500
4600
4450
4700
4800
4650
4750
4600
4450
4700
4450
4300
4500
4200
3700
3750
3400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
11101014131314121113119117553201519221821231819221618201313139
Sunrise
5:52
5:54
5:54
5:56
5:58
Sunset
9:42
9:40
9:38
9:37
9:37
9:35

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Mon morning).

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.
1 hour ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 80).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
32 minutes ago
21° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 353).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 330).
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
28° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 290).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 190).
14
58 km NE
1158m alt.
44 minutes ago
23° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 138 degs) was rejected.
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
-
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 284).
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* 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.