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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Sun 26 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, near gales from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4050
9350
4150
4300
5750
8500
4800
6600
km/h
20
SW
35
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
35
SW
10
SW
15
SW
50
SW
20
WSW
15
SSW
25
SW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
7
11
9
6
10
9
8
11
9
7
12
11
9
12
11
10
13
13
min °C
5
9
5
5
9
7
7
10
6
6
10
8
8
11
9
9
12
11
 chill °C
1
5
2
1
5
5
4
5
3
3
7
6
6
10
7
7
10
9
Freezing level m
3900
4200
4150
3850
4250
4300
4050
4450
4200
3900
4350
4300
4150
4550
4450
4400
4700
4900
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Sunrise
5:58
5:58
6:01
6:01
6:03
6:05
Sunset
9:35
9:34
9:31
9:30
9:29
9:28

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, near gales from the SW by Tue afternoon).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

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.
49 minutes ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
49 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 334).
2
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
49 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
34 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 117).
14
58 km NE
1158m alt.
39 minutes ago
27° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 207).
18
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
49 minutes ago
23° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 175).
59

* 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.