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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 2°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
9400
7850
7950
6450
2400
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
km/h
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
5
5
6
7
4
7
8
4
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
-1
-3
min °C
5
3
2
3
2
4
5
3
3
0
-2
-1
0
-1
-1
-2
-5
 chill °C
0
-2
-3
0
-1
2
3
0
0
-4
-7
-6
-5
-7
-5
-7
-10
Freezing level m
3550
3500
3450
3150
3250
3250
3250
3000
2750
2050
1650
1900
2000
1900
2000
1650
1400
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Sunrise
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
Sunset
4:59
—
—
4:57
—
—
4:55
—
—
4:54
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:52
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 2°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Mon 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
40 minutes ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
0.0 km
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
18
Light winds from the SSW
(18 kph at 209).
23
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 260).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
Clear
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
14 km
69 km SSW
865m alt.
28 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 183).
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.