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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Thu 09 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, gales from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Sun morning). Mainly near gales.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
km/h
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
70
SW
55
SW
45
SW
50
SW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
max °C
5
9
8
6
10
9
7
8
7
4
8
7
9
12
12
12
14
14
min °C
5
7
6
5
9
7
7
8
4
3
7
5
7
11
11
12
13
11
 chill °C
0
3
1
0
5
4
2
2
-3
-4
1
2
4
8
8
9
11
8
Freezing level m
3700
4000
4100
3900
4300
4150
4000
4050
3850
3550
4000
3950
4100
4650
4700
4900
4850
4850
Cloud base (m)
6250
3950
6050
3950
9600
4300
9050
6150
6700
4700
4900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
587610878648681212121413131713141814161711131712162117202319
Sunrise
5:37
5:39
5:39
5:41
5:41
5:43
Sunset
9:52
9:52
9:52
9:51
9:50
9:49

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, gales from the SW by Sat afternoon).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Sun morning). Mainly near gales.

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.
43 minutes ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 70).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 318).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 360 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
3° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 10).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 61).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
37 minutes ago
13° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 148).
3
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
43 minutes ago
14° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 132).
30

* 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.