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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Fri 14 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2200
2650
2750
3500
3600
3550
4200
9500
4250
5750
2450
3350
4150
4300
km/h
5
ESE
5
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
25
W
10
W
15
WSW
25
W
20
W
10
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
1.2
0.2
0.3
0.1
max °C
-1
1
2
4
7
6
6
9
7
6
9
8
4
6
6
7
10
10
min °C
-1
0
2
3
6
5
5
8
5
5
8
4
4
5
5
6
9
9
 chill °C
-4
-2
0
1
4
1
3
5
3
2
4
-1
2
4
3
5
7
7
Freezing level m
2800
3050
3350
3400
3750
3850
3750
4050
3900
3750
4050
4050
3600
3800
4050
4000
4450
4450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11247669669646671010698111512141712141712121512151915
Sunrise
6:26
6:26
6:28
6:30
6:31
6:33
Sunset
9:02
9:01
9:00
8:58
8:55
8:53

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 190).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 40).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 104).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 172).
0
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 203 degs) was rejected.
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 192).
0

* 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.