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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
8650
5350
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2250
2200
2200
2450
2200
km/h
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
NE
10
NNW
5
W
5
S
5
W
0
SE
0
SSE
5
S
0
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
0
NE
5
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
5
—
2
—
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
8
9
6
0
-1
-3
-4
-3
-5
-5
-3
-5
1
3
-2
2
3
-1
min °C
4
8
2
-2
-1
-6
-5
-4
-7
-7
-3
-7
-4
1
-2
-2
1
-5
 chill °C
2
6
2
-5
-4
-8
-7
-4
-7
-7
-3
-10
-8
-2
-6
-2
0
-5
Freezing level m
3050
3150
3200
2000
1850
1350
1100
1600
900
650
1450
800
900
2550
1200
1200
2450
1600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
12-1-8-9-10-11-10-10-10-9-7-4-2-1-2-4-7694-1-1-5-5-4-6-6-3-6-22-202-3
Sunrise
8:15
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:18
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:21
—
—
8:22
—
—
Sunset
—
6:34
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:29
—
—
6:27
—
—
6:24
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Sun 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.
58 minutes ago
1°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 320).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
58 minutes 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
12°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
58 minutes ago
17°C
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 250).
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 210).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
43 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 190).
34
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 131 degs) was rejected.
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 251).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 140).
14 km
Low: broken

* 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.