Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Fri 09 Oct Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent 

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2500
2250
2250
2200
2200
2400
2350
2200
9100
2200
5150
5450
2350
2450
2250
km/h
0
SE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
E
5
ENE
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
5
2
1
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
-4
-3
-7
-4
-1
-3
4
6
1
5
6
2
3
4
0
min °C
-1
-4
-4
-10
-8
-2
-4
-1
5
0
2
5
1
1
2
-2
 chill °C
-4
-7
-8
-13
-11
-2
-4
-3
3
-2
0
3
-2
-3
-3
-7
Freezing level m
2150
1400
1600
850
600
1750
1000
1200
3300
1450
3450
3400
3300
2950
2600
1800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-11-12-13-11-9-4123322-1-4-61-4-4-9-6-2-426146223-1
Sunrise
—
7:54
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:00
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:59
—
—
6:57
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:51
—

Loading...

The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Wed 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
-2°C
-
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 50).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 70).
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
2°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 170).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 290).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
47 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 76).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
34 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 318).
8
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 260).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 330).
14 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: 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.