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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Tue 14 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
km/h
20
SW
10
WSW
0
E
15
WSW
10
W
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
45
SSW
50
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
1.6
1.1
0.1
0.3
0.2
max °C
11
9
10
11
9
10
13
13
14
16
14
10
12
11
8
12
11
min °C
10
9
9
9
9
9
12
12
13
16
10
9
12
7
7
11
10
 chill °C
8
7
9
6
6
7
10
10
11
14
6
5
9
6
6
10
8
Freezing level m
4550
4400
4300
4450
4350
4350
4600
4800
4700
4900
4750
4300
4550
4400
4100
4400
4550
Cloud base (m)
5250
6750
4500
4950
7050
4200
4500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1191010910131314161210129812112015181714182218222518182115162016
Sunrise
5:43
5:45
5:46
5:47
5:48
Sunset
9:49
9:47
9:46
9:45
9:45
9:44

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sun 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.
50 minutes ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 60).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
50 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 350 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
27° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 183).
16
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 53 degs) was rejected.
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
50 minutes ago
20° C
-
59
Near gales from the SSE
(59 kph at 147).
76
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 181).
3

* 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.