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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Mon 20 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon night, strong winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu night, min 6°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2800
8600
4200
4350
5000
4850
5850
5000
4150
3950
4950
km/h
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
25
W
15
WSW
25
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
50
SW
65
WSW
45
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.3
0.5
0.6
0.2
0.4
max °C
7
8
11
11
11
14
13
12
14
12
10
11
10
9
11
9
7
9
8
min °C
6
7
10
9
9
12
12
12
14
10
10
10
9
9
11
7
6
9
6
 chill °C
4
5
8
6
6
10
11
10
11
6
6
6
4
4
6
2
4
7
3
Freezing level m
4000
4100
4500
4600
4400
4700
4800
4650
4750
4550
4350
4400
4350
4300
4450
4150
4050
4250
4100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:50
5:52
5:54
5:54
5:56
5:58
Sunset
9:42
9:40
9:38
9:37
9:37
9:35

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon night, strong winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu night, min 6°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

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
14° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 30).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
49 minutes ago
14° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 337).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 40).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 141).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
56 minutes ago
14° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 159).
0
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
-
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 162).
13

* 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.