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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Wed 09 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2750
3450
3250
3900
2200
2550
2250
2200
2300
2250
2400
2900
3350
2750
km/h
10
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
10
W
0
ESE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
E
5
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.2
3
0.4
1
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.1
max °C
12
9
10
7
4
3
4
1
2
2
1
4
7
4
7
8
4
min °C
11
7
8
5
1
2
3
1
1
2
-1
1
6
3
4
7
3
 chill °C
10
3
5
2
-1
0
1
0
1
2
-1
1
6
1
4
7
1
Freezing level m
3400
3950
3350
3050
2650
2250
2450
2150
2100
2300
2100
2250
2750
2750
2700
2900
2700
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4520-3-5-5-6-6-5-6-4-2-1-2-1-1128963341220374684
Sunrise
7:07
7:09
7:11
7:11
7:13
Sunset
8:08
8:06
8:04
8:01
8:00
7:57

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
59 minutes ago
9°C
-
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 240).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
59 minutes ago
20°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
47 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 236).
3
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
59 minutes ago
18°C
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 240).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
43 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 241).
32
58 km NE
1158m alt.
49 minutes ago
20°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
16
63 km SW
914m alt.
41 minutes ago
21°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 278).
0

* 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.