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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 14°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5700
2500
2200
2300
2350
2200
6200
6200
2300
2300
2250
2200
2700
2600
km/h
30
SSW
45
SSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
0.1
0.2
0.7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
—
max °C
14
11
3
2
2
0
4
5
2
5
6
3
4
4
1
1
2
0
min °C
11
8
1
1
2
-1
0
5
1
2
6
1
2
4
0
0
2
-2
 chill °C
8
5
-3
-3
-2
-4
-2
4
-2
0
4
-4
-3
-1
-3
-4
-1
-5
Freezing level m
4050
3450
2300
2200
2250
1850
2050
2650
2450
2550
2750
2550
2550
2500
2100
2000
2300
1900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
72-4-6-6-6-4-3-2-3-2-2-3-4-6-7-6-71310222-125246234112-1
Sunrise
7:31
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:35
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
Sunset
—
7:32
—
—
7:30
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:25
—
—
7:23
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—
7:21
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 14°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, 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 -2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Wed 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.
3 hours ago
-
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 210).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 140).
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
15°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 150).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 136).
14
58 km NE
1158m alt.
56 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 66 degs) was rejected.
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 276).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
14 km
Low: scattered

* 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.