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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

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

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
9100
2900
3300
2300
3050
6650
5200
4750
4350
5850
3000
2850
2200
km/h
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
50
WSW
20
W
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
9
5
7
4
0
1
3
1
4
5
2
2
3
0
4
6
2
min °C
8
5
4
2
-2
-2
2
0
1
4
0
0
2
-1
1
4
1
 chill °C
4
0
-2
-4
-7
-5
0
-2
-1
2
-2
-2
1
-4
-1
2
-2
Freezing level m
3900
3950
3300
2450
1750
1700
2300
2000
2200
2550
2200
2050
2400
1850
2300
3000
3050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
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 9°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
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
4°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-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
16°C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
37 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 150).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
14
Light winds from the SW
(14 kph at 229).
16
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 246).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 170 to 230 degs)
(7 kph at 190).
14 km
69 km SSW
865m alt.
35 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 178).
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.