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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Wed 15 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, near gales from the SW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun night).

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
risk tstorm
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
risk tstorm
clear
km/h
5
NNW
20
WSW
20
W
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
50
WSW
45
SW
20
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
ESE
15
S
10
SSW
20
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.1
0.1
0.2
2
0.3
max °C
9
11
10
11
13
13
14
16
14
10
13
11
8
11
10
9
13
12
min °C
8
10
9
9
12
13
13
16
10
9
12
7
7
11
7
9
12
12
 chill °C
8
7
8
8
11
12
12
14
6
4
8
5
5
10
4
7
11
10
Freezing level m
4200
4350
4350
4350
4600
4800
4750
4900
4750
4350
4550
4250
4000
4400
4150
4300
4500
4700
Cloud base (m)
4450
5700
5950
5600
5300
8800
4700
4450
9300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
9111010131314161210139811991312171915192218212517182214162014162117
Sunrise
5:43
5:45
5:46
5:47
5:48
5:50
Sunset
9:47
9:46
9:45
9:45
9:44
9:43

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, near gales from the SW by Fri night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun 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.
3 hours ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
43 minutes ago
14° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 303).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 300).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 210).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
34 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 98).
10
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 197).
5
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
50 minutes ago
17° C
-
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 128).
19

* 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.