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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2200
2250
2850
5300
2300
2450
2400
2500
2750
3150
8700
9500
9300
9500
3300
km/h
15
W
10
W
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.3
max °C
2
3
0
3
5
3
4
6
3
6
8
5
10
12
8
10
11
8
min °C
0
3
-1
0
5
1
2
5
2
2
8
5
6
11
6
6
10
2
 chill °C
-4
0
-1
0
4
-2
-1
3
2
1
8
4
6
10
3
3
7
-3
Freezing level m
2050
2300
1950
2100
2600
2450
2450
2700
2450
2450
2900
3100
3550
3600
3850
3600
3400
2900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-6-5-4-3-2-3-3-2-1144542-113-125236348581278115
Sunrise
7:39
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—
7:39
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:47
—
—
Sunset
—
7:21
—
—
7:19
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:15
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—
7:12
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—
7:09
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Sat 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
-2°C
-
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 230).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 330).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
-
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 200).
46 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 119).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 193).
3
63 km SW
914m alt.
50 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 241).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
14 km
Low: 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.