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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
4200
4100
3850
4450
4250
6950
4850
4250
9350
4100
4300
2200
2700
4050
km/h
15
W
20
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
W
25
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
0
SE
5
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.9
0.1
1.9
1.2
0.1
max °C
6
8
7
6
8
8
8
10
9
8
10
10
6
7
9
10
12
10
min °C
5
7
5
5
8
7
7
9
8
8
10
7
5
6
9
10
12
9
 chill °C
2
3
4
2
6
4
3
6
5
6
8
7
4
5
7
8
10
7
Freezing level m
3650
3950
3900
3700
3950
4000
3950
4150
4300
4250
4500
4450
3950
3900
4350
4450
4650
4500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:28
6:30
6:31
6:33
6:35
6:37
Sunset
9:00
8:58
8:55
8:53
8:52
8:50

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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 Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu morning). 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.
56 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 260).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
56 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
56 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
39 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 165).
14
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 96).
8
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
56 minutes ago
22° C
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 245).
20
63 km SW
914m alt.
3 hours ago
23° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 268).
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.