– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W
The Fortress Weather Forecast
Kananaskis Range · CanadaIssued: 5 pm Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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2 The Fortress Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryMild at first with light rain (total 2mm) on Fri afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | rain shwrs | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | |
Cloud base (m) | 5750 | 8750 | 8350 | 2550 | 2250 | 2200 | 2200 | 2200 | 2200 | 2600 | 2350 | 2200 | 2200 | ||||
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3 | 0.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 10 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | -5 | -4 | -7 | -4 | -2 | -4 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
min °C | 10 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -11 | -8 | -2 | -5 | -2 | 4 | 0 |
chill °C | 9 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -11 | -8 | -2 | -8 | -4 | 1 | -4 |
Freezing level m | 3400 | 3500 | 3500 | 3450 | 3550 | 3250 | 2800 | 1850 | 1250 | 1450 | 500 | 500 | 1750 | 750 | 1100 | 3350 | 3450 |
 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — |
 | 7:06 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:54 | — |
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mild at first with light rain (total 2mm) on Fri afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):
A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Sat 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.
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* 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.