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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
8700
8950
8950
5150
2250
2200
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2450
2250
km/h
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
SE
5
NNW
5
SSW
5
WSW
0
W
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
NE
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
1
—
2
6
2
2
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
7
9
4
8
9
6
1
-1
-3
-3
-3
-7
-7
-6
-9
-3
-1
-4
min °C
3
7
3
3
8
3
-1
-1
-5
-5
-4
-9
-8
-6
-11
-10
-2
-6
 chill °C
-1
4
-1
0
6
3
-3
-1
-8
-7
-4
-12
-11
-6
-11
-10
-4
-8
Freezing level m
3250
3250
2950
3050
3150
3150
2200
1900
1250
1100
1650
800
650
1050
450
0
1800
450
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Sunrise
8:12
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:18
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:21
—
—
Sunset
—
6:36
—
—
6:34
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:29
—
—
6:27
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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 9°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Sun 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 230).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
0.0 km
BowValley-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
17°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 220).
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
10°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 97).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
44 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 182 degs) was rejected.
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 281).
3
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 150 to 210 degs)
(11 kph at 170).
14 km
Low: overcast

* 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.