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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Fri 13 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
7900
2750
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2400
2200
km/h
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
0
SSW
5
SSE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
7
8
4
5
4
0
0
0
0
-1
-2
-5
-4
-3
-7
-5
-4
-7
min °C
4
5
3
2
1
-2
-1
0
-2
-2
-3
-6
-6
-5
-8
-8
-6
-8
 chill °C
2
3
0
-1
-3
-7
-6
-5
-6
-7
-7
-11
-11
-9
-11
-8
-6
-8
Freezing level m
3250
3200
3000
2750
2200
1600
2000
1900
1850
1800
1500
1000
1250
1000
550
1100
950
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
211-2-4-7-5-5-6-9-10-11-10-10-11-11-11-1167443-1-10-1-2-3-6-5-4-8-7-5-8
Sunrise
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:00
—
—
Sunset
—
4:55
—
—
4:54
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:51
—
—
4:50
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -8°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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
Wind obs. (41 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
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
3°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- 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.
2 hours ago
0°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 220).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
43 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 142).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
41 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 198).
8
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 248).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 320).
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.