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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Wed 22 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, near gales from the WSW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
5250
5700
4650
4400
4300
km/h
25
W
15
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
55
WSW
55
SW
55
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
5
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.5
max °C
14
13
13
10
11
10
13
12
11
13
11
8
11
10
7
10
9
min °C
12
12
12
9
9
10
12
10
10
13
7
7
9
7
6
9
7
 chill °C
10
11
9
5
5
6
9
6
5
9
4
4
6
4
2
6
6
Freezing level m
4700
4750
4650
4400
4450
4350
4600
4500
4450
4700
4300
4050
4250
4300
4000
4250
4250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
131313101010131111139810971082218211815182217192215161914151914
Sunrise
5:54
5:54
5:56
5:58
5:58
Sunset
9:40
9:38
9:37
9:37
9:35
9:34

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, near gales from the WSW by Sat morning).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat night, calm by Mon 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 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.
2 hours ago
25° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 346).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 300).
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
29° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 120).
10
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 57).
5
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
27° C
-
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 276).
26

* 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.