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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
9450
8200
6600
6600
2500
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2300
2200
2200
2350
km/h
25
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
NNE
5
NE
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Snowflake cm
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—
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—
—
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—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
6
7
4
7
8
4
5
5
0
0
2
0
0
-1
-4
-3
-2
-4
min °C
3
4
3
4
5
3
3
1
-1
-1
1
-1
-1
-3
-4
-5
-3
-4
 chill °C
-3
0
0
2
3
0
1
-3
-5
-6
-5
-7
-6
-8
-9
-8
-3
-4
Freezing level m
3500
3250
3300
3300
3250
3000
2900
2250
1750
2100
2200
1900
1950
1500
1350
1450
1400
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:50
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—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
Sunset
—
4:57
—
—
4:55
—
—
4:54
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—
4:52
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—
4:52
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4:51
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Tue morning). 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.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
Bow Valley Airport
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
12°C
clear
-
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.
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.
3 hours ago
1°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
4 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
Banff Airport
46 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
4°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 64).
3

* 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.