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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Mon 09 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
9350
8400
4850
2200
km/h
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
-2
0
0
1
3
4
4
5
6
2
6
6
4
6
6
1
min °C
-1
-3
-2
0
0
2
4
2
1
2
1
3
4
3
3
3
-1
 chill °C
-5
-7
-7
-5
-4
-3
-1
-3
-4
-2
-2
-1
0
0
1
0
-6
Freezing level m
1450
1550
1950
1850
1850
2900
3350
3500
3300
3100
3150
3150
3050
3000
2850
2650
1950
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Sunrise
—
—
7:48
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
Sunset
5:01
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:59
—
—
4:57
—
—
4:55
—
—
4:54
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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 Thu morning, min -3°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Sat 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.
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 240).
Bow Valley Airport
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-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
4°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 290).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
58 minutes ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
Banff Airport
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 220).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
41 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 187).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 209).
14
63 km SW
914m alt.
11 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 245).
0
Calgar / pringba Airport
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
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.