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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2250
5950
5150
6450
5750
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2300
2200
km/h
5
SSW
0
WSW
5
E
5
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
W
0
WNW
0
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
S
10
S
15
S
15
SW
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
1
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-3
-6
-4
-1
-1
5
6
1
3
3
-1
-4
-4
-7
-1
0
-2
min °C
-6
-4
-8
-8
-1
-4
0
3
0
0
1
-5
-5
-4
-8
-6
-2
-5
 chill °C
-6
-4
-11
-11
-4
-7
-2
1
-2
0
1
-5
-5
-4
-12
-11
-6
-11
Freezing level m
1000
1550
850
350
1850
1050
1350
3150
3050
1550
2450
1500
950
1450
350
800
1950
1550
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Sunrise
8:18
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:21
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:25
—
—
8:26
—
—
Sunset
—
6:30
—
—
6:29
—
—
6:27
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:21
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -8°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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 240).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 200 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
-7°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 176).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 219).
5
63 km SW
914m alt.
50 minutes ago
-2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 255).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 300).
14 km
Low: overcast
69 km SSW
865m alt.
36 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 335).
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.