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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Thu 23 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Mainly gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
9050
4650
5250
km/h
25
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
60
SW
65
SW
70
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
30
SW
5
WSW
10
SSW
25
SW
50
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.2
0.1
max °C
10
10
9
12
12
11
12
10
8
11
10
7
10
10
9
12
11
min °C
10
9
9
11
10
10
12
7
7
10
7
6
9
7
8
10
8
 chill °C
7
4
5
7
6
5
8
4
4
7
4
3
5
6
6
7
5
Freezing level m
4400
4450
4250
4500
4500
4400
4650
4250
4050
4300
4250
3950
4250
4350
4200
4500
4450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:54
5:56
5:58
5:58
6:01
Sunset
9:38
9:37
9:37
9:35
9:34
9:31

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Mainly gales.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Bow Valley- 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
23° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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
14° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
38 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 255).
14
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 195 degs) was rejected.
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
53 minutes ago
17° C
-
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 323).
52
63 km SW
914m alt.
52 minutes ago
22° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 268).
8

* 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.