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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
8800
6800
6150
5350
3200
7800
9250
2850
2200
2250
2200
km/h
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
SE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
—
—
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
3
1
5
5
2
4
6
3
7
9
4
7
8
3
-4
-3
-5
min °C
-1
2
0
2
4
1
1
5
3
3
6
3
4
6
-3
-5
-4
-7
 chill °C
-4
0
-3
0
2
0
-1
3
0
0
2
-1
0
4
-5
-8
-4
-10
Freezing level m
1900
2400
2050
2500
2700
2200
2150
2700
3150
3300
3250
3100
3100
2900
2350
1250
1650
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:07
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—
8:10
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:15
—
—
Sunset
—
6:43
—
—
6:40
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:36
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—
6:34
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—
6:31
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Fri 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.
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 210).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 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
12°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 240).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
34 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 152).
5
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 259).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the S
(6 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.