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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 0°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sat morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
6150
2600
2400
2550
2200
6850
8900
8700
8600
3150
2250
2200
6500
km/h
15
SW
15
W
20
W
0
S
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
45
SW
25
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.3
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
5
7
2
6
9
4
8
10
5
8
7
0
1
2
0
min °C
1
2
5
0
1
7
4
4
7
4
4
3
-2
-2
2
0
 chill °C
-2
-2
3
0
0
5
1
0
4
-2
-2
-2
-8
-5
0
-2
Freezing level m
2900
3150
2900
2100
2400
3500
3800
3850
3950
3800
3450
2800
1600
1500
2300
2000
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Sunrise
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8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:04
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:07
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:51
—
—
6:49
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:45
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6:43
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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 0°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sat morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

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
11°C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 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
7°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 89).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
3 hours ago
12°C
Dry
16
Light winds from the SSW
(16 kph at 211).
24
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 258).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 130 to 210 degs)
(6 kph at 170).
14 km
Low: overcast
69 km SSW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 255).
3

* 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.