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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Tue 07 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue night, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
km/h
20
WSW
45
SW
30
W
15
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
70
SW
55
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
35
SW
25
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
max °C
10
7
9
7
5
8
7
5
7
7
6
8
7
5
9
8
9
13
12
min °C
7
7
8
5
5
7
4
4
7
4
5
8
4
4
8
6
7
11
11
 chill °C
4
2
5
2
0
3
0
0
3
0
0
2
-3
-2
3
4
4
8
8
Freezing level m
4200
4000
4150
3950
3750
3950
3900
3750
4100
3850
3700
4150
3800
3600
4100
4150
4100
4650
4700
Cloud base (m)
8750
8550
4250
9100
5450
3950
4250
4300
3450
4150
4150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
97965865766865978121215161813131612131612141812131813162117
Sunrise
5:37
5:37
5:39
5:39
5:41
5:41
Sunset
9:53
9:52
9:52
9:52
9:51
9:50

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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 night, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW 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.
2 hours ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 170).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
58 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 318).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
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
10° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 170).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 199).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
3 hours ago
12° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 202).
5
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
-
Wind obs. (78 kph from 133 degs) was rejected.

* 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.