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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5000
2200
2300
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2350
2550
2200
2200
2250
2200
km/h
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
SW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
4
2
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
5
1
-1
-1
-2
-5
-4
-8
-6
-5
-8
0
1
-3
-4
-4
-7
min °C
3
-2
-2
-1
-4
-5
-6
-11
-11
-6
-9
-6
-1
-7
-8
-6
-8
 chill °C
3
-4
-4
-3
-4
-5
-8
-11
-11
-6
-13
-10
-5
-12
-13
-10
-12
Freezing level m
2950
2050
1400
1900
1500
1100
1350
400
0
1350
350
500
2150
1200
600
1450
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-4-7-8-9-11-12-13-12-12-10-6-6-9-12-12-124-1-2-1-3-5-5-10-9-6-9-30-5-6-5-8
Sunrise
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:25
—
—
8:26
—
—
8:27
—
—
8:30
—
—
Sunset
6:27
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:21
—
—
6:19
—
—
6:16
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Thu 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
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 300).
0.0 km
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
49 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 141).
3
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 146).
2
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 251).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
14 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
69 km SSW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 96).
14
78 km ENE
1233m alt.
52 minutes ago
-1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 39).
3

* 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.