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The Fortress Weather Forecast

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

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2800
2250
2200
2700
6450
3300
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2300
2300
2250
2900
km/h
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SE
0
S
0
W
5
SSE
5
SE
0
SSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
NE
0
ESE
5
NNE
0
NNE
5
WSW
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.2
5
5
1.6
0.4
0.1
0.5
0.1
max °C
4
5
2
3
8
4
9
10
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
5
8
5
min °C
3
3
1
1
6
3
6
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
1
2
8
5
 chill °C
2
1
0
1
6
3
5
2
1
1
1
2
3
4
1
2
8
3
Freezing level m
2400
2600
2200
2250
2750
2850
3300
3300
2500
2550
2550
2500
2400
2500
2600
2350
2850
3450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-4-5-4-1121-3-3-3-3-4-3-3-4-12442274873333342485
Sunrise
7:09
7:11
7:11
7:13
7:15
7:16
Sunset
8:04
8:01
8:00
7:57
7:54
7:52

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Tue 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
2543m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
2543m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
Bow Valley Airport
29 km NNE
711m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Bow Valley- 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
639m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
Banff Airport
46 km NW
707m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 250).
0.0 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.