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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2200
2500
2250
6700
6700
6000
8600
2500
2550
2200
2200
2350
2700
2500
9200
km/h
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.4
0.3
0.1
—
—
—
—
0.3
max °C
2
-1
5
6
2
6
7
3
5
5
3
2
5
4
9
11
7
min °C
2
-2
1
6
1
3
6
1
2
4
2
1
4
3
5
10
5
 chill °C
-2
-5
-1
4
-2
0
3
-4
-3
0
-1
-2
2
1
3
8
2
Freezing level m
2200
1800
2200
2950
2750
2700
2850
2600
2550
2650
2400
2200
2500
2500
3350
3500
3450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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—
7:33
—
—
7:35
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:39
—
—
Sunset
7:30
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:25
—
—
7:23
—
—
7:21
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7:19
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Wed 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
44 minutes ago
1°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 40).
0.0 km
BowValley-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
16°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BanffCs-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
7°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 220).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
26 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 34).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
37 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 159).
2
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 246).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 320 to 040 degs)
(9 kph at 10).
14 km
Low: overcast

* 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.