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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat night, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, near gales from the SW by Thu night).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
risk tstorm
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
9400
3800
3250
2600
3450
4050
4050
4800
5900
km/h
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
SSW
10
W
5
W
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
40
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.3
0.1
0.1
max °C
11
6
7
4
4
7
7
7
10
10
11
13
12
10
11
9
min °C
7
6
4
2
3
5
6
6
10
9
10
13
9
9
11
5
 chill °C
3
2
-3
0
2
5
5
5
9
8
8
11
5
5
7
2
Freezing level m
4400
3900
3850
3500
3450
3800
3950
3900
4300
4300
4350
4550
4500
4250
4350
4050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:39
6:41
6:43
6:43
6:46
Sunset
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: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat night, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, 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.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
0
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
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 342).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 210).
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
15°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 220).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
55 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 194).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 285).
8

* 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.