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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Wed 29 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
4250
8100
9300
4850
2350
2200
2550
2600
km/h
15
SW
20
WSW
5
SE
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
35
SW
70
SW
60
WSW
40
W
20
W
10
ESE
10
NE
5
N
5
WNW
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Snowflake cm
4
2
2
1
 mm
max °C
6
10
10
8
11
11
10
13
13
11
13
9
1
5
2
-3
0
0
min °C
4
8
7
7
10
9
9
12
11
11
12
1
0
4
-3
-3
-1
-1
 chill °C
1
5
6
6
8
7
7
10
9
8
7
-7
-8
0
-7
-6
-4
-1
Freezing level m
3700
4150
4200
4100
4400
4500
4350
4650
4700
4700
4800
3800
3000
3550
2900
2500
2900
2900
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Sunrise
6:01
6:03
6:05
6:05
6:07
6:09
Sunset
9:30
9:29
9:28
9:25
9:24
9:22

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Sun 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
12° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 100).
0.0 km
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 352).
2
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 137).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
38 minutes ago
18° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the SSE
(8 kph at 147).
11
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
-
54
Near gales from the SSE
(54 kph at 158).
72
63 km SW
914m alt.
54 minutes ago
18° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 197).
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.