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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Sun 19 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, gales from the SW by Fri night).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2300
3900
2600
9650
4100
4600
6750
5150
4650
4950
4750
4650
km/h
15
WSW
20
W
10
W
10
W
5
ENE
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
25
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
60
SW
60
WSW
60
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
3
0.1
0.2
0.6
0.1
max °C
5
9
9
6
7
8
9
12
11
12
14
13
13
15
14
10
12
11
min °C
4
8
5
5
6
7
7
11
10
11
13
12
12
15
10
9
12
6
 chill °C
0
5
2
3
6
5
5
9
8
9
11
11
9
13
5
4
8
0
Freezing level m
3550
4050
4000
3750
4000
4250
4150
4600
4700
4600
4800
4850
4700
4850
4800
4350
4600
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
5976788121112141313151210129131813131511162116202218212418182115
Sunrise
5:48
5:50
5:50
5:52
5:54
5:54
Sunset
9:44
9:43
9:42
9:40
9:38
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 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, gales from the SW by Fri 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
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 250).
0.0 km
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
3 hours ago
20° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 130).
2
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
0.0 km
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
51 minutes ago
18° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 323 degs) was rejected.
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 260 to 340 degs)
(11 kph at 300).
14 km
69 km SSW
865m alt.
3 hours ago
21° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 111).
2
Black Diamond- Alta
78 km E
1156m alt.
51 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
78 km ENE
1233m alt.
3 hours ago
18° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 122).
0
80 km E
1095m alt.
3 hours ago
19° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 89).
0

* 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.