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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Wed 04 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
6850
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2550
2550
2200
2200
5850
km/h
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
25
SW
50
WSW
40
WSW
25
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
5
1
0
0
-1
-1
1
1
1
3
3
2
1
-3
-1
1
0
min °C
0
2
-1
-2
-1
-2
-1
0
-1
0
2
1
1
-1
-4
-4
-1
-1
 chill °C
-2
-1
-6
-6
-4
-6
-6
-6
-7
-4
-2
-6
-7
-9
-12
-8
-4
-5
Freezing level m
2900
2900
1450
1900
1800
1600
1650
3150
3050
2350
2900
3250
2150
1900
1200
1700
1450
1450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:46
—
—
Sunset
—
5:09
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:06
—
—
5:05
—
—
5:02
—
—
5:01
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

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
-
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 30).
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
5 hours ago
1°C
No report.
Bow Valley Airport
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 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
17°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
Banff Airport
46 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
30 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 135).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 181).
3
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 271).
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.