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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2350
2200
2200
2250
2200
6650
5800
8350
2800
2650
2900
2400
2950
2900
km/h
20
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
10
SW
10
W
5
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.6
0.3
0.1
max °C
3
1
2
0
4
6
2
5
6
3
6
8
5
4
6
3
min °C
1
1
1
-1
1
6
2
3
6
1
3
8
2
3
5
1
 chill °C
-2
-2
-3
-5
-1
4
-1
0
4
-4
-2
4
-2
1
2
0
Freezing level m
2350
2200
2250
1900
2150
2800
2600
2550
2750
2700
2750
2950
2800
2400
2650
2350
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Sunrise
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7:31
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:35
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
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Sunset
—
—
7:30
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:25
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—
7:23
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7:21
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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 Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Mon 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.
57 minutes ago
1°C
No report.
Bow Valley Airport
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
4 hours 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
7°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 60).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
57 minutes ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
Banff Airport
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
35 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 199).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
38 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 194).
2
63 km SW
914m alt.
35 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 116).
5
Calgar / pringba Airport
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 280).
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.