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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 2mm) on Fri afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
9200
5600
8900
9400
2900
2200
2250
2200
2250
2200
2450
2550
2350
2200
km/h
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
SE
0
SE
5
W
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
8
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
9
10
7
10
11
8
6
4
-1
-5
-5
-8
-3
-1
-4
4
6
2
min °C
5
10
6
6
11
7
5
1
-6
-6
-5
-11
-8
-2
-5
-2
5
2
 chill °C
3
9
3
4
9
3
1
-1
-11
-11
-9
-11
-11
-2
-5
-4
3
0
Freezing level m
3300
3450
3500
3450
3450
3500
2900
2650
1600
1150
1400
300
500
1800
900
1100
3450
3750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
Sunset
—
7:06
—
—
7:04
—
—
7:01
—
—
6:59
—
—
6:57
—
—
6:54
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mild with light rain (total 2mm) on Fri afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- 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
14°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- 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
0°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 222).
3
58 km NE
1158m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 191).
2
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 258).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 330).
14 km

* 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.