– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W
The Fortress Weather Forecast
Kananaskis Range · CanadaIssued: 5 am Thu 24 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Thu 24 Sep Local Time
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2 The Fortress Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 14°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sat night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | rain shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | |
Cloud base (m) | 5050 | 8550 | 5750 | 3300 | 2650 | 2200 | 2200 | 2200 | 5300 | 6700 | 2950 | 2850 | 2200 | 2500 | 2200 | |||
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 9 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
min °C | 6 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 |
chill °C | 5 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 3 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -6 | -2 | 2 | -3 | -1 | 2 | -3 | -4 | -1 | -7 |
Freezing level m | 3000 | 3500 | 3800 | 4100 | 3400 | 2400 | 2300 | 2150 | 1700 | 2000 | 2500 | 2200 | 2100 | 2500 | 2150 | 2050 | 2350 | 2100 |
 | 7:28 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
 | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:23 | — |
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 14°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sat night).
The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):
A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night).
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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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NakiskaRidgetop-Alta | |||||
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta | |||||
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BowValley-Alta | |||||
Banff Airport | | ||||
BanffCs-Alta | |||||
Banff Cs- Alta | |||||
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* 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.