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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Sun 19 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed night, min 5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, near gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4000
2850
8950
4250
4650
6950
4800
4700
5350
6300
4200
7800
4150
4450
km/h
10
WSW
5
W
5
SSE
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
W
15
W
10
SSW
30
SW
40
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
50
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
3
0.1
0.4
0.5
0.1
0.2
0.4
max °C
8
5
8
7
8
12
11
11
14
13
13
13
11
8
10
8
5
8
8
min °C
4
5
6
6
8
11
10
10
13
12
12
12
8
7
8
6
5
7
5
 chill °C
1
4
6
5
6
9
9
8
12
9
9
9
4
2
3
2
0
2
2
Freezing level m
3850
3700
4100
4200
4200
4600
4650
4550
4800
4850
4750
4750
4450
4100
4300
4050
3750
4050
4050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:50
5:50
5:52
5:54
5:54
5:56
Sunset
9:43
9:42
9:40
9:38
9:37
9:37

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed night, min 5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, near gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

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
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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.
2 hours ago
13° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 316).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
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
13° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 170).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 88).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
49 minutes ago
14° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 172).
0
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
-
44
Strong winds from the NNW
(44 kph at 333).
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* 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.