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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Sat 14 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2400
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2200
4550
2400
2200
2200
2250
2200
2550
2800
2350
km/h
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
0
SW
0
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
3
-1
0
0
-1
-2
-2
-5
-3
-3
-5
-5
-4
-7
-4
-3
-6
min °C
2
0
-2
-1
-1
-2
-4
-4
-6
-6
-4
-6
-8
-7
-8
-6
-5
-7
 chill °C
-2
-4
-7
-6
-6
-6
-9
-7
-6
-6
-6
-6
-8
-10
-8
-9
-5
-10
Freezing level m
2650
2050
1600
1900
1850
1750
1650
1300
900
1500
1300
1050
1250
800
450
1450
1100
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-5-7-5-6-8-10-10-10-10-11-12-12-12-11-10-11-1032-2-1-1-2-3-3-6-5-4-6-7-6-8-5-4-7
Sunrise
7:54
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
Sunset
—
4:54
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:51
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:47
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -8°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
3 km E
1981m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
0
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 230).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
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.
3 hours ago
4°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
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.
3 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 210).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 55).
10
58 km NE
1158m alt.
52 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
14
Light winds from the SSW
(14 kph at 209).
16
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 279).
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.