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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
rain shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2600
2350
2200
2300
2200
2250
2600
2400
2200
5850
2200
2300
2550
2400
km/h
30
WSW
30
WSW
5
E
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
ESE
0
ESE
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
4
1
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
0.1
0.7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
7
7
2
-4
-3
-6
-3
-1
-2
5
7
2
5
6
2
5
5
0
min °C
5
6
-3
-5
-4
-9
-7
-1
-4
0
6
1
2
5
2
2
3
-1
 chill °C
0
3
-6
-9
-8
-12
-7
-1
-4
0
5
-1
1
3
0
-1
0
-4
Freezing level m
3200
2800
2200
1350
1600
850
700
1850
1150
1350
3400
3450
3400
3150
3300
3300
2750
1850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
0-2-6-12-12-12-11-9-42332122-2-767-1-5-4-8-5-1-337246244-1
Sunrise
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:00
—
—
Sunset
—
7:01
—
—
6:59
—
—
6:57
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:51
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Wed 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.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 210).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour 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
10°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
55 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 99).
14
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
23
Moderate winds from the WSW
(23 kph at 237).
29
63 km SW
914m alt.
50 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 201).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
Clear
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
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.