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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, near gales from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, gales from the SW by Wed night).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4300
9000
5200
3750
6600
3900
2900
3250
3450
4300
7350
9300
km/h
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
W
40
SW
20
SW
50
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
25
SW
50
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.8
0.2
2
0.1
max °C
10
13
12
11
12
11
8
6
3
4
7
7
7
10
9
10
12
12
min °C
9
12
11
8
10
9
8
3
2
3
6
6
6
9
9
9
12
6
 chill °C
7
10
10
5
8
4
5
-4
-2
0
5
4
4
8
7
7
10
-1
Freezing level m
4300
4600
4650
4600
4400
4600
4100
3800
3400
3550
3900
4000
3900
4250
4300
4200
4450
4450
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Sunrise
6:37
6:37
6:39
6:41
6:43
6:43
Sunset
8:50
8:47
8:45
8:43
8:40
8:38

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, near gales from the SW by Sun afternoon).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, gales from the SW by Wed 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 80).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
23 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 155).
14
58 km NE
1158m alt.
33 minutes ago
22° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 147).
10
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
38 minutes ago
22° C
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 236).
19
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 242).
3

* 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.