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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
3300
2400
2800
2500
2500
2650
7150
9600
8200
8150
3250
3350
8400
km/h
5
WSW
5
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
10
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.3
—
—
max °C
4
6
3
6
8
5
7
9
7
12
13
9
11
12
8
7
8
5
min °C
0
5
1
3
7
3
3
9
6
7
12
7
8
12
5
4
8
4
 chill °C
-2
3
-4
0
6
3
1
8
5
6
11
4
6
9
2
1
6
1
Freezing level m
2050
2700
2350
2850
2900
2700
2800
3150
3650
3900
3900
3800
3800
3600
3350
2700
2950
2800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-3-2-1-1-2024665542-2-1-12625845971013810127685
Sunrise
7:39
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:48
—
—
Sunset
—
7:19
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:15
—
—
7:12
—
—
7:09
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—
7:07
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Tue morning). 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.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 220).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 260).
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 160 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.
3 hours ago
-5°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 190).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 184).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 237).
8
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 269).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 330).
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.