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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, near gales from the SW by Thu night).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
4750
4400
8650
3800
3000
3300
3450
3950
4000
4800
8700
km/h
10
W
10
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
15
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
S
30
SW
45
SW
45
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.3
0.3
0.5
0.1
max °C
12
13
10
7
7
4
4
6
6
7
10
10
10
13
12
10
12
10
min °C
10
12
8
6
4
2
3
5
5
6
10
9
9
12
10
10
11
5
 chill °C
8
11
3
2
-2
0
2
4
3
5
9
8
7
11
6
7
7
1
Freezing level m
4650
4550
4450
3950
3800
3500
3450
3750
3950
3900
4250
4250
4300
4500
4500
4350
4450
4150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:37
6:39
6:41
6:43
6:43
6:46
Sunset
8:47
8:45
8:43
8:40
8:38
8:37

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, near gales from the SW by Thu 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
3 km E
1981m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
0
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 230).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 309).
5
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
30 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 142).
13
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 127).
10

* 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.