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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3000
8400
6800
6150
km/h
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
0
S
5
WSW
5
S
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
10
7
13
14
11
13
15
10
13
15
11
14
15
11
13
14
11
min °C
10
6
8
14
9
10
14
9
10
14
9
10
15
9
10
14
8
 chill °C
9
5
8
14
9
10
14
9
9
14
8
9
15
8
10
14
6
Freezing level m
3100
3650
3850
3800
3850
3650
3800
3700
3650
3800
3750
3950
4000
3900
3700
3750
3650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
24666465466776455107111410121510121510121510121410
Sunrise
7:18
7:20
7:20
7:22
7:24
Sunset
7:52
7:51
7:47
7:45
7:44
7:42

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-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.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 50).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
42 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 186).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
45 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 191 degs) was rejected.
63 km SW
914m alt.
42 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 250).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
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.