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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
9350
7750
9250
5400
8800
2900
2250
2200
2250
2200
2200
2600
2300
km/h
30
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
WSW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8
2
2
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
11
9
9
10
7
10
11
8
8
7
2
-5
-4
-7
-3
0
-2
min °C
11
5
5
10
6
6
11
6
6
7
-4
-6
-5
-11
-8
-1
-3
 chill °C
8
3
3
9
3
4
10
2
2
4
-8
-11
-9
-11
-8
-1
-3
Freezing level m
3350
3450
3350
3350
3500
3400
3450
3550
3300
2900
2000
1200
1500
400
500
1900
900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
322333341-1-8-13-12-13-10-7-11177107811777-1-6-5-9-6-1-3
Sunrise
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:56
—
—
Sunset
7:07
—
—
7:06
—
—
7:04
—
—
7:01
—
—
6:59
—
—
6:57
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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 Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Sat 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
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
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.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
45 minutes ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 250).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
29 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 115).
14
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the NE
(8 kph at 54).
10
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 244).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 10).
14 km

* 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.