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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
2200
2900
2350
2250
5700
3200
2850
2600
2400
2700
6550
km/h
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.1
0.8
0.7
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
3
2
2
3
0
3
5
2
5
6
3
7
9
6
12
13
8
min °C
2
3
1
0
3
-1
0
5
1
2
5
2
3
8
6
7
12
7
 chill °C
-3
0
-2
-4
0
-3
0
4
-2
0
5
2
3
7
5
6
12
5
Freezing level m
2500
2500
2250
2100
2350
1900
2050
2600
2500
2350
2700
2400
2800
3050
3650
3700
3650
3850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-3-5-6-6-6-5-4-3-3-3-402445533213-125246359610138
Sunrise
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:45
—
—
Sunset
—
7:23
—
—
7:21
—
—
7:19
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:15
—
—
7:12
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Fri 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.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 220).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 40).
19
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 207 degs) was rejected.
63 km SW
914m alt.
58 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 161).
2
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
-
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 280).
14 km
Low: few

* 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.