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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2700
6800
6100
5200
3100
3050
9400
8450
2850
3000
2400
km/h
40
WSW
20
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
0
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
max °C
4
-1
2
3
1
5
6
2
4
6
3
7
8
4
5
6
1
min °C
2
-1
-1
2
0
1
4
1
1
5
2
2
6
2
2
5
-1
 chill °C
-5
-7
-4
0
-3
-1
2
0
1
3
-2
-2
2
-2
-2
4
-1
Freezing level m
2450
1850
1850
2350
2100
2400
2750
2350
2300
2750
2750
3000
3100
2900
2500
2700
1950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:15
—
—
Sunset
6:45
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:40
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:36
—
—
6:34
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Fri 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
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
0.0 km
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 300).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
58 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 281).
23
58 km NE
1158m alt.
40 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 245).
37
63 km SW
914m alt.
57 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 256).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
Clear
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 260).
14 km
69 km SSW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 332).
0
78 km ENE
1233m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 229).
18

* 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.