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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4000
4250
5700
4400
4300
4800
5150
4750
9400
5050
2900
3500
3550
4100
km/h
20
W
15
SW
15
SW
25
WSW
10
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
55
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
W
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.6
0.5
1.4
1.9
0.3
0.2
0.1
1.4
max °C
10
9
9
11
10
10
13
12
11
13
12
7
7
4
5
9
8
min °C
9
8
8
11
9
9
12
10
11
11
8
6
5
3
4
8
7
 chill °C
6
5
6
8
7
6
10
6
9
9
4
2
-1
3
2
7
5
Freezing level m
4400
4300
4150
4400
4450
4400
4600
4800
4550
4700
4600
4050
3900
3700
3650
4150
4100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
109911101013111112107645981814162013172217191915151510131714
Sunrise
6:35
6:37
6:37
6:39
6:41
Sunset
8:53
8:52
8:50
8:47
8:45
8:43

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat night, 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 330).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
0.0 km
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 107).
5
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
21° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 315).
31
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 256).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
14 km

* 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.