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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Sun 13 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
heavy rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2350
2500
km/h
5
WNW
10
NW
5
WSW
5
SW
0
ESE
0
WSW
0
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
20
10
0.4
0.2
0.1
0.5
max °C
3
3
3
3
3
5
3
8
10
6
11
13
9
12
14
10
min °C
2
2
3
2
2
4
1
4
9
6
8
13
8
9
14
8
 chill °C
0
-1
1
2
2
4
1
3
8
4
7
13
8
9
14
6
Freezing level m
2450
2450
2550
2450
2400
2600
2450
3100
3450
3900
3800
3700
3700
3650
3700
3700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-3-3-3-4-3-2145555454333335261061013911149
Sunrise
7:13
7:15
7:16
7:18
7:20
Sunset
7:57
7:54
7:52
7:51
7:47

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri 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 2000 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.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 330).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 238).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 236).
8
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
light rain
Light rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 253).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
light rain
Light rain .
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
11 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast

* 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.