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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Thu 06 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
4600
5200
6050
2400
2300
2850
3000
4050
2750
km/h
15
SW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
25
W
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
15
W
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
2
1.5
1.7
5
3
0.6
0.7
0.7
2
5
max °C
8
11
10
11
14
12
9
11
10
6
8
7
7
8
8
8
9
9
min °C
6
10
9
10
13
9
9
11
6
6
7
6
6
8
8
7
8
7
 chill °C
3
7
7
7
11
7
8
10
5
5
6
4
5
6
6
5
6
6
Freezing level m
4000
4300
4450
4400
4600
4450
4400
4500
4050
3900
4100
4000
3900
4150
4150
4100
4250
4250
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Sunrise
6:13
6:15
6:16
6:18
6:20
6:20
Sunset
9:17
9:15
9:15
9:13
9:10
9:08

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 60).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 332).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 150).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 143).
13
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
Wind obs. (18 kph from 101 degs) was rejected.
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
21° C
-
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 201).
24

* 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.