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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Sun 12 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
km/h
20
SW
15
SW
30
SW
10
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
5
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
SW
15
WSW
10
S
5
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
1.1
0.1
2
max °C
6
6
10
9
11
12
11
11
12
8
9
12
12
13
16
16
16
17
14
min °C
4
4
8
8
9
12
10
10
11
6
7
11
11
12
15
15
15
16
13
 chill °C
1
0
4
6
5
9
9
9
10
4
6
9
10
12
14
15
15
16
12
Freezing level m
3850
3650
4100
4250
4400
4650
4650
4450
4650
4200
4100
4500
4650
4700
4950
5050
4950
5150
5000
Cloud base (m)
9300
4750
6500
4050
9750
9200
5750
5050
6400
6400
4650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
5599101211111278121213161616171411141814182117192113162117212521242618
Sunrise
5:41
5:43
5:43
5:45
5:46
5:47
Sunset
9:50
9:49
9:47
9:46
9:45
9:45

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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 Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). 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.
2 hours ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 160 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
12° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
36 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 286).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
47 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 213).
5
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
52 minutes ago
14° C
-
Wind obs. (80 kph from 147 degs) was rejected.
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
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.