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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Fri 06 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2200
2200
2200
3650
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2650
2200
km/h
40
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
1
2
2
0
0
-3
-2
0
-3
-1
-1
-1
2
3
2
min °C
-1
-1
1
0
0
-2
-5
-4
-2
-4
-3
-3
-3
-1
1
1
 chill °C
-9
-7
-2
-5
-7
-10
-12
-8
-5
-7
-8
-10
-8
-7
-4
-4
Freezing level m
1800
2350
2300
2600
1950
1750
1150
1500
1250
950
1450
1450
1400
3150
3450
3550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-3-2-2-8-9-9-6-5-4-4-7-4023-10210-1-4-3-1-4-2-2-2122
Sunrise
—
7:43
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:46
—
—
7:48
—
—
7:50
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:05
—
—
5:02
—
—
5:01
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:59
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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 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

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.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
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
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
53 minutes ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 240).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
37 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 261).
14
58 km NE
1158m alt.
43 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
23
Moderate winds from the SSW
(23 kph at 204).
27
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 241).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
Clear
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 250).
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.