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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Sun 13 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun morning, min 2°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
6850
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2400
2450
2650
9000
km/h
5
ESE
0
SSW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
WSW
5
SSW
0
ENE
0
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
4
17
5
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.3
max °C
9
9
3
3
4
3
3
5
3
8
10
7
12
14
10
13
15
11
min °C
6
4
2
2
4
2
2
4
2
5
10
6
8
13
8
10
15
9
 chill °C
5
3
0
-1
3
2
2
4
2
3
9
5
8
13
8
10
15
9
Freezing level m
3250
3050
2450
2450
2600
2450
2350
2600
2500
3400
3700
3950
3850
3750
3800
3800
3850
3900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2-1-3-3-2-4-4-3-1355665566873343353710710149121510
Sunrise
7:11
7:13
7:15
7:16
7:18
7:20
Sunset
8:00
7:57
7:54
7:52
7:51
7:47

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun morning, min 2°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Wed 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 290).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 190).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 107).
11
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 171).
5
63 km SW
914m alt.
31 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 244).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 160).
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.