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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 2mm) on Fri morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
6250
5450
6400
8150
8400
7800
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2250
km/h
5
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
WSW
10
W
5
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
2
2
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.7
1.8
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
5
6
2
5
7
3
7
8
3
7
9
6
2
0
-3
-3
-3
-5
min °C
2
4
1
2
6
3
3
6
2
3
8
3
1
0
-6
-6
-3
-7
 chill °C
0
2
0
0
4
0
-1
3
-2
0
6
3
-1
-4
-9
-9
-6
-7
Freezing level m
2500
2750
2400
2450
2800
3100
3150
3050
2750
3000
3100
2800
2400
1950
1500
950
1650
900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:10
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:18
—
—
Sunset
—
6:40
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:36
—
—
6:34
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:30
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 2mm) on Fri morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Sat 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.
53 minutes ago
2°C
-
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 220).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 210).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
53 minutes ago
7°C
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 310).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
53 minutes ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 177).
3
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
63 km SW
914m alt.
40 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 262).
2
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 270 to 050 degs)
(6 kph at 290).
14 km
Low: broken

* 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.