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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Sun 09 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 2mm) on Wed afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
9200
4350
4900
4450
4150
2250
6250
2750
2300
2300
2200
2200
2200
2350
2650
3250
2250
km/h
5
SW
20
WSW
5
SSW
5
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
SW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
3
4
3
 mm
0.3
0.1
2
1.8
1
1
0.9
4
11
1
1.3
0.1
max °C
7
10
9
7
9
8
6
7
7
3
2
1
-1
0
0
1
5
5
min °C
6
9
7
7
9
6
5
7
3
3
2
-1
-1
0
0
1
3
4
 chill °C
6
6
6
6
7
3
2
4
0
0
-1
-4
-4
-3
0
-1
0
1
Freezing level m
3800
4200
4200
4000
4150
4050
3900
4000
3900
3400
3350
3050
2850
2950
2900
3100
3500
3750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
7108797675320-1001451418131417121215119965669129
Sunrise
6:18
6:20
6:20
6:22
6:24
6:26
Sunset
9:13
9:10
9:08
9:07
9:05
9:02

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild at first with light rain (total 2mm) on Wed afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°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.
1 hour ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 315).
2
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 80).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
58 km NE
1158m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 210).
3
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 297).
7
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 226).
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.