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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
9300
9100
2800
3150
6500
5000
6300
2950
2300
8050
km/h
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
45
WSW
30
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
8
10
5
7
4
-1
1
2
1
4
5
3
5
6
1
5
6
2
min °C
3
8
5
4
2
-2
-2
2
0
1
4
2
2
4
-1
1
5
1
 chill °C
-1
5
0
-2
-5
-9
-5
0
-2
-2
2
-1
-2
2
-4
-2
3
-3
Freezing level m
3800
3900
3900
3300
2450
1650
1700
2300
2000
2250
2700
2600
2450
2750
2000
2450
3200
3300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
5651-6-8-8-6-4-3-2-2-2-3-502169563-2-121353450362
Sunrise
8:04
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:12
—
—
Sunset
—
6:46
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:40
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:36
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Tue 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
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 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
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 350 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
1°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 203).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
54 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 153).
3
63 km SW
914m alt.
56 minutes ago
-2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 252).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 320).
14 km
69 km SSW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 167).
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.