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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Wed 09 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
mod. rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
Cloud base (m)
2250
2850
3400
2700
2300
2200
2350
2200
2200
2300
2350
2400
km/h
15
WSW
10
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
5
NNW
0
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
W
0
SSW
5
SE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.2
6
0.2
0.5
1.9
3
max °C
9
12
10
9
5
3
2
4
1
2
3
0
5
8
5
8
10
5
min °C
6
11
6
8
4
1
2
2
0
0
2
-1
2
7
4
6
9
3
 chill °C
3
10
2
5
3
0
1
1
0
0
2
-1
2
7
2
6
9
1
Freezing level m
3350
3450
3900
3300
2850
2500
2250
2450
2100
2050
2350
1950
2300
2850
3000
3050
3250
2800
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Sunrise
7:05
7:07
7:09
7:11
7:11
7:13
Sunset
8:08
8:06
8:04
8:01
8:00
7:57

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Mon 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
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
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 305).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 150 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
6°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 139).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
10
Light winds from the WNW
(10 kph at 289).
13
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 255).
0

* 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.