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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2450
2600
2450
2450
2750
9600
8600
8550
7850
9000
4550
8850
8750
2500
km/h
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
SW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
6
6
4
7
9
6
12
13
8
11
12
8
9
10
7
7
9
4
min °C
3
6
3
3
9
6
7
12
7
8
12
5
5
10
4
4
8
2
 chill °C
0
3
1
1
8
5
6
11
4
5
10
3
2
8
1
2
6
0
Freezing level m
2750
2950
2750
2700
3150
3500
3900
3950
3900
3850
3600
3450
3200
3200
3200
2950
3050
2700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:41
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—
7:43
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:48
—
—
7:50
—
—
Sunset
—
7:16
—
—
7:15
—
—
7:12
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:07
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—
7:06
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Wed 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
15°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 260).
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
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-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
13°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
50 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 42).
23
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (21 kph from 214 degs) was rejected.
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 295).
5
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
14 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered

* 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.