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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Sat 07 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu morning, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2200
3650
3050
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
km/h
35
SW
50
WSW
35
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
10
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
0
0
-3
-1
0
-3
-1
-1
0
3
3
3
5
5
2
min °C
0
0
-2
-4
-3
-2
-3
-2
-1
0
1
3
2
2
3
1
 chill °C
-6
-7
-10
-12
-7
-5
-7
-6
-6
-3
-3
-1
-3
-3
-3
-6
Freezing level m
2700
2000
1700
1350
1700
1450
1100
1750
1550
1850
3350
3350
3600
3500
3350
2850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
7:45
—
—
7:46
—
—
7:48
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:50
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:02
—
—
5:01
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:59
—
—
4:57
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu morning, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

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
1°C
No report.
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
2543m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 220).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Bow Valley- 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
3°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 190).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
57 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 141).
14

* 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.