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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Sat 07 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Sat
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2250
2800
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
7950
8700
8950
km/h
15
SW
35
SW
40
W
30
WSW
15
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
30
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
2
0
0
-4
-1
0
-2
-1
-1
0
3
4
3
7
7
3
min °C
1
0
0
-3
-5
-4
-2
-3
-2
-1
-1
0
2
2
3
4
2
 chill °C
-3
-6
-7
-10
-12
-7
-5
-7
-7
-7
-4
-6
-2
-2
0
1
-4
Freezing level m
2450
2700
2000
1500
1350
1700
1400
1150
1600
1500
1450
3500
3350
3600
3850
3700
3350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-2-8-9-9-5-5-4-4-3-1223652210-2-5-3-1-3-2-1-1233563
Sunrise
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:46
—
—
7:48
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:50
—
—
Sunset
5:05
—
—
5:02
—
—
5:01
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:59
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4:57
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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 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon morning).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

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.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
69
Gales from the SSW
(69 kph at 210).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 200).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour 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
3°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
59 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 282).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 65 degs) was rejected.
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 210).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 120).
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.