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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2400
6500
8600
9300
9000
8700
8650
8900
3300
3350
3900
km/h
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
8
10
7
12
13
8
10
12
8
9
10
7
9
11
7
8
10
6
min °C
4
10
6
7
12
7
6
11
5
5
10
4
5
10
5
5
9
5
 chill °C
2
9
5
5
11
4
3
9
2
2
8
3
3
9
3
3
8
2
Freezing level m
3100
3550
3700
3950
3950
3800
3550
3500
3400
3250
3200
3200
3150
3300
3450
3200
3200
3350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2446653332212321226107101388127710671167106
Sunrise
7:43
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—
7:45
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:48
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
Sunset
—
7:15
—
—
7:12
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:06
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—
7:04
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
54 minutes ago
1°C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
54 minutes 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
5°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 170).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
54 minutes ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 220).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
38 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 104).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
43 minutes ago
-1°C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 244).
8
63 km SW
914m alt.
50 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 282).
8
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (7 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
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.