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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Mon 14 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light snow
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light snow
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
2400
9350
9300
9200
km/h
5
SW
0
ESE
0
E
5
N
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
3
0.4
0.4
0.1
max °C
3
2
4
3
8
10
7
12
14
11
13
15
11
12
14
11
min °C
2
2
3
2
4
10
6
8
14
8
9
14
8
9
14
9
 chill °C
2
2
3
2
4
9
5
8
14
8
9
14
7
8
14
8
Freezing level m
2550
2300
2500
2450
2750
3100
3750
3800
3750
3800
3650
3800
3650
3600
3750
3750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-4-3-3-12466546545532436107101410111510111410
Sunrise
7:15
7:16
7:18
7:20
7:20
Sunset
7:54
7:52
7:51
7:47
7:45

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu 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.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 210 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
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 70).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
51 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 39).
3
58 km NE
1158m alt.
56 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 204).
5
63 km SW
914m alt.
34 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 261).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
light rain
Light rain .
6
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 260 to 320 degs)
(6 kph at 310).
14 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast

* 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.