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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2200
6150
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2450
2250
km/h
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
SW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
4
2
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-1
-2
-5
-5
-8
-6
-5
-8
1
3
-3
-2
-2
-5
-2
-1
-5
min °C
-2
-1
-4
-5
-6
-11
-10
-6
-9
-6
0
-4
-4
-4
-6
-5
-4
-6
 chill °C
-4
-3
-4
-5
-6
-11
-10
-6
-12
-10
-2
-9
-9
-8
-10
-8
-8
-9
Freezing level m
1450
1900
1550
1050
1300
250
0
1350
300
600
2500
1100
1150
1750
850
800
1850
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-8-9-11-12-12-12-12-10-4-3-6-8-8-8-8-9-7-2-1-3-5-6-10-8-6-9-32-4-3-3-6-4-3-6
Sunrise
8:22
—
—
8:25
—
—
8:26
—
—
8:27
—
—
8:30
—
—
7:32
—
—
Sunset
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:21
—
—
6:19
—
—
6:16
—
—
5:15
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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 Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Fri 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- 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
2°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 20).
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
0°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 24).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 175).
0
63 km SW
914m alt.
52 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 265).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 10).
14 km
Low: few
Mid: 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.