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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
9300
9000
9200
8050
8900
8850
6850
3150
km/h
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
max °C
12
13
8
10
12
8
9
10
7
8
10
7
9
11
6
9
11
7
min °C
8
12
6
6
11
5
5
10
5
5
10
5
6
10
6
6
10
2
 chill °C
6
10
3
3
9
2
2
7
3
3
10
3
4
9
5
2
7
2
Freezing level m
4000
4000
3800
3500
3500
3350
3200
3250
3250
3200
3250
3300
3300
3350
3350
3700
3450
2900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
67534212212222342-21013781277106710681168115
Sunrise
7:45
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—
7:47
—
—
7:48
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
Sunset
—
7:12
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:06
—
—
7:04
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—
7:01
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Fri 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
5°C
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 220).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
46 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 220).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 155).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 204).
3
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 247).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (13 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
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.