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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, near gales from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3200
9100
5500
8300
4650
2500
2200
2350
2250
2250
6450
3350
3100
km/h
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
60
SSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.1
1.2
max °C
11
7
9
12
10
14
12
4
3
3
1
3
5
2
5
6
3
min °C
11
5
5
12
9
12
8
1
2
3
-1
0
5
1
2
6
1
 chill °C
9
3
4
11
7
9
4
-3
-2
0
-5
-3
3
-1
0
4
-2
Freezing level m
3300
3100
2950
3450
3850
3950
3550
2350
2250
2450
1850
2000
2600
2450
2400
2650
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2104661-4-5-5-7-5-3-3-4-3-41167121013103330252462
Sunrise
7:28
7:31
7:31
7:33
7:35
Sunset
7:37
7:35
7:32
7:30
7:28
7:25

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, near gales from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Sat 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.
1 hour ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 168 degs) was rejected.
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 223).
5
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 100).
14 km
Low: few
Mid: 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.