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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Sat 08 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
light rain
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
Cloud base (m)
6850
4600
4150
4900
2400
4050
2350
4150
5450
2350
2250
2250
2300
2200
2200
2500
km/h
10
W
15
WSW
5
W
5
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
20
W
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
0
ESE
10
S
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
3
0.2
3
3
7
4
0.3
3
8
2
1.2
1.4
1.1
5
0.8
max °C
9
11
9
6
10
9
5
7
5
5
7
6
5
4
4
3
3
3
min °C
9
11
4
5
9
5
5
4
4
5
7
5
4
3
3
2
2
3
 chill °C
7
9
2
4
7
2
3
1
3
3
4
4
2
0
0
-1
-1
0
Freezing level m
4300
4450
4050
3800
4200
4200
3750
3950
3750
3800
4000
3950
3750
3500
3450
3450
3350
3450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:16
6:18
6:20
6:20
6:22
6:24
Sunset
9:15
9:13
9:10
9:08
9:07
9:05

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
12° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 319).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 30).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 111).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
44 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 171).
3
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
-
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 138).
13

* 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.