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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
mod snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
8850
8400
9400
8950
7450
9050
6650
8750
3500
3700
9250
2550
km/h
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
W
25
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
5
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
10
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.7
max °C
8
11
12
8
9
10
8
9
10
7
9
11
7
10
11
6
min °C
7
7
11
5
5
10
6
6
10
5
6
10
6
6
10
-3
 chill °C
4
4
9
1
1
7
4
5
9
3
5
9
2
2
8
-6
Freezing level m
3850
3600
3550
3400
3200
3250
3350
3300
3300
3350
3300
3400
3500
3650
3400
2500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
544212222223343-4891277107810681178112
Sunrise
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7:47
—
—
7:48
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
Sunset
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:06
—
—
7:04
—
—
7:01
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Sat 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
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 220).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- 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
8°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
3 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 306).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
39 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 221 degs) was rejected.
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 262).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 280).
14 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
69 km SSW
865m alt.
46 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 309).
0
78 km ENE
1233m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 281).
5

* 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.