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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Thu 10 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 2°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2800
3600
2250
2700
2250
2250
2450
2550
2200
2650
2250
2200
2200
2250
2450
2900
3350
km/h
10
WNW
0
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
SE
0
ESE
0
E
5
ESE
5
SE
5
E
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
5
0.1
1.2
2
0.2
0.1
2
0.5
max °C
7
5
4
4
2
2
5
3
7
6
4
3
4
3
6
8
6
min °C
7
2
2
3
1
1
4
1
4
4
2
3
3
3
4
8
5
 chill °C
5
2
1
1
1
1
4
0
3
4
0
1
3
3
4
8
5
Freezing level m
3000
2550
2350
2500
2200
2250
2500
2600
3000
2850
2850
2600
2550
2450
2550
2900
2900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:09
7:11
7:11
7:13
7:15
Sunset
8:06
8:04
8:01
8:00
7:57
7:54

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 2°C on Sun 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.
46 minutes ago
1°C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 240).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
46 minutes ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 330).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 240).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 8).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
37 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 188).
2
63 km SW
914m alt.
29 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 256).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
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.