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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 2°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
9200
8150
6750
6700
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
km/h
20
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
5
4
5
6
4
7
8
4
6
6
0
0
1
0
1
0
-1
min °C
2
4
2
2
3
3
4
5
3
3
2
-2
-2
0
0
0
0
-3
 chill °C
-4
-1
-3
-2
0
0
2
3
2
1
-1
-7
-7
-6
-6
-5
-4
-7
Freezing level m
3100
3400
3400
3350
3150
3300
3400
3300
3150
3000
2500
1800
1950
2100
1850
2100
1950
1500
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Sunrise
7:50
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—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
Sunset
—
4:59
—
—
4:57
—
—
4:55
—
—
4:54
—
—
4:52
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—
4:52
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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 Fri afternoon, min 2°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Mon 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.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 250).
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
2543m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
Bow Valley Airport
29 km NNE
711m alt.
2 hours ago
10°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
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
639m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 150).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
Banff Airport
46 km NW
707m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
0.0 km
58 km NE
1158m alt.
45 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 199).
10

* 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.