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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Mon 14 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2300
2200
2650
9500
9250
9300
km/h
10
NW
5
WSW
5
SSW
0
SE
0
S
0
N
5
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
10
0.2
1.1
0.1
0.5
max °C
3
3
3
3
4
3
6
9
6
11
12
8
12
14
10
12
14
11
min °C
2
3
2
2
4
1
3
8
5
7
12
7
9
14
8
9
14
9
 chill °C
-1
2
1
2
4
1
2
7
3
6
12
7
9
14
7
8
14
8
Freezing level m
2450
2600
2450
2350
2550
2400
2800
3250
3700
3750
3750
3800
3700
3700
3750
3750
3800
3850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:13
7:15
7:16
7:18
7:20
7:20
Sunset
7:57
7:54
7:52
7:51
7:47
7:45

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 310).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour 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
15°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 320).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 38).
10
58 km NE
1158m alt.
53 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
18
Light winds from the N
(18 kph at 7).
23
63 km SW
914m alt.
35 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 237).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 340).
14 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken

* 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.