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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2200
2350
2200
2200
2450
2200
2200
2350
2200
2200
2250
2250
8600
2200
2200
2200
2200
km/h
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
WNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-4
-8
-1
1
-2
1
1
-2
2
3
-1
2
4
0
2
3
-1
min °C
-10
-6
-9
-7
-1
-4
-4
-1
-3
-2
1
-4
-3
1
-1
0
0
-1
 chill °C
-14
-8
-12
-10
-4
-8
-8
-4
-6
-4
0
-7
-6
-2
-4
-3
-2
-3
Freezing level m
0
1450
300
400
2100
1100
950
2200
1050
1300
2550
1200
1050
3200
1250
2500
2500
1450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-12-10-8-5-4-5-5-4-3-3-5-312-1-3-2-8-5-9-40-3-20-302-3-13-112-1
Sunrise
8:26
—
—
8:27
—
—
8:30
—
—
7:32
—
—
8:33
—
—
8:34
—
—
Sunset
—
6:21
—
—
6:19
—
—
6:16
—
—
5:15
—
—
6:14
—
—
6:12
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 80).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 210 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
-3°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 150).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
38 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 98).
13
58 km NE
1158m alt.
51 minutes ago
-3°C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 143).
10
63 km SW
914m alt.
40 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 278 degs) was rejected.
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
14 km
Low: broken
Mid: 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.