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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
6300
9050
9200
9050
3100
2650
2200
6600
5100
5350
3450
3250
km/h
10
SW
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
W
25
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
8
4
8
10
5
7
4
-1
1
2
1
4
6
2
4
5
1
min °C
6
3
4
7
4
4
2
-2
-2
2
0
1
4
1
2
3
0
 chill °C
3
-1
0
4
-2
-2
-4
-9
-5
0
-2
-2
2
-2
0
1
-3
Freezing level m
3450
3950
3800
3950
3850
3300
2500
1700
1700
2300
2050
2300
2800
2350
2400
2600
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
8:04
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:11
—
—
Sunset
6:49
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:40
—
—
6:37
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Sun 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
1°C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 260).
0.0 km
BowValley-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. (6 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- 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
14°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 117).
13
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
14
Light winds from the SE
(14 kph at 128).
21
63 km SW
914m alt.
42 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 246).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
Clear
24
Moderate winds from the SSE
(24 kph at 150).
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.