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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
8400
6800
6050
5500
6300
6550
8250
8950
9050
2600
2250
2250
2300
km/h
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
NNE
15
NNW
5
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
6
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
max °C
3
1
5
5
2
5
7
3
8
9
4
7
8
5
-2
-1
-4
min °C
2
0
1
4
1
1
5
3
3
6
3
4
7
0
-2
-2
-6
 chill °C
0
-2
-1
2
-1
-1
3
0
-1
3
-1
2
6
-2
-5
-5
-8
Freezing level m
2350
2050
2450
2700
2300
2300
2800
3200
3200
3200
3050
3050
2950
2600
1700
1900
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:15
—
—
Sunset
6:43
—
—
6:40
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:36
—
—
6:34
—
—
6:31
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 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
12°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 250).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 199).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
-
8
Light winds from the WSW
(8 kph at 248).
10
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 257).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 070 to 160 degs)
(6 kph at 150).
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.