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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Sat 04 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
km/h
35
SW
50
WSW
25
WSW
5
SW
25
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
20
SW
10
SW
15
SW
35
SW
45
SW
70
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.2
2
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.8
max °C
4
6
5
2
3
3
4
8
8
9
11
11
9
7
2
2
4
4
min °C
2
6
2
1
3
2
3
7
7
8
10
9
9
3
1
0
4
3
 chill °C
-4
0
0
-1
-2
0
0
6
4
6
8
5
4
-5
-3
-6
-1
1
Freezing level m
3350
3800
3500
3150
3400
3500
3500
4000
4150
4100
4400
4400
4200
3950
3250
3050
3600
3600
Cloud base (m)
3450
3700
3500
4200
6950
4100
4600
8250
5250
3450
9200
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Sunrise
5:33
5:33
5:35
5:35
5:37
5:37
Sunset
9:55
9:55
9:54
9:54
9:53
9:52

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 250).
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.
3 hours ago
17° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 329).
2
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 330).
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
17° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
3 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 69).
13
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 144).
41
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
clear
Haze -.
7
Light winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 330 to 080 degs)
(7 kph at 40).
10 km
Low: few

* 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.