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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
2200
2200
2400
2300
2200
2200
2200
2500
2450
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
5
N
5
NNE
0
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-3
-6
-4
-2
-3
3
5
0
4
6
2
4
5
1
-2
-2
-4
min °C
-4
-4
-9
-8
-2
-5
-1
4
0
0
5
1
1
3
-2
-2
-2
-6
 chill °C
-8
-8
-12
-11
-2
-5
-3
3
-2
-2
3
-2
-4
-1
-6
-2
-2
-6
Freezing level m
1400
1600
850
600
1700
950
1200
3150
1400
2500
3050
3150
3050
2750
1850
1650
1800
900
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Sunrise
7:54
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
Sunset
—
6:59
—
—
6:57
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:51
—
—
6:49
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Thu 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.
2 hours ago
-8°C
-
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 50).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
-
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 50).
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 10).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 295).
14
58 km NE
1158m alt.
40 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 356).
26
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 291 degs) was rejected.
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 350).
14 km
Low: overcast

* 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.