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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Fri 06 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
AM
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
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2800
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2400
2200
2200
2200
2200
km/h
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
1
0
1
2
2
0
0
-2
-1
0
-2
-1
1
-1
2
4
4
min °C
-2
-1
-1
-1
1
0
0
-2
-4
-4
-2
-3
-2
-2
-3
0
2
2
 chill °C
-8
-8
-8
-7
-3
-5
-6
-9
-12
-8
-6
-7
-7
-9
-9
-5
-2
-2
Freezing level m
1800
1800
1950
2150
2300
2700
2000
1600
1300
1650
1250
1150
1500
1350
1400
3250
3450
3750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-3-4-4-2-2-7-9-9-7-4-3-3-3-3025-10-10210-1-3-3-1-3-2-1-2133
Sunrise
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:46
—
—
7:48
—
—
7:50
—
—
Sunset
—
5:06
—
—
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 -4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
91
Stormy winds from the SW
(91 kph at 230).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 250).
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
6°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-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
7°C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 240).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
22 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 94).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
29
Fresh winds from the SW
(29 kph at 225).
42
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 140).
5
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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.