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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Sun 20 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 4mm) on Fri night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light snow
Cloud base (m)
8750
9250
9200
9500
9400
8650
3300
3400
3750
4300
3000
3050
2850
2200
km/h
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
20
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SW
10
SSW
5
NE
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Snowflake cm
5
 mm
0.8
3
max °C
14
16
12
14
15
11
12
13
10
8
10
7
8
11
8
8
9
3
min °C
10
15
9
10
15
9
9
13
6
6
10
4
5
10
7
7
6
1
 chill °C
10
15
8
8
14
8
8
12
4
4
7
2
3
8
4
4
6
-2
Freezing level m
3950
4000
3950
4000
3950
3800
3600
3650
3400
2900
3100
2950
2900
3350
3600
3200
3050
2350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
776665452-11-1-12510-41216111215101113871067118882
Sunrise
7:22
7:24
7:26
7:28
7:28
7:31
Sunset
7:44
7:42
7:38
7:37
7:35
7:32

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 4mm) on Fri night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Fri 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
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
0.0 km
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 200).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 151).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
58 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the WSW
(8 kph at 258).
10
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 255).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 330).
14 km
69 km SSW
865m alt.
46 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 235).
0
Black Diamond- Alta
78 km E
1156m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).
78 km ENE
1233m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 304).
3

* 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.