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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2200
2650
2350
9050
6100
2200
2950
2450
2200
2350
2250
km/h
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
5
W
0
N
5
S
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Snowflake cm
3
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—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-4
-2
-2
4
6
1
4
6
2
5
7
2
0
1
1
min °C
-7
-7
-2
-4
-1
5
0
1
5
1
2
5
0
0
1
-1
 chill °C
-11
-10
-4
-4
-3
3
-2
-1
3
-2
-2
1
-5
-2
1
-3
Freezing level m
1050
900
1800
1250
1350
2950
3100
2300
2950
3250
3100
3250
2400
2000
2100
1550
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Sunrise
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7:56
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7:58
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8:00
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8:00
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8:03
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Sunset
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6:57
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6:54
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6:52
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6:51
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6:49
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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 6°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Thu 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.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 20).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
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. (9 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
-
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 40).
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 40).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 300).
10
58 km NE
1158m alt.
55 minutes ago
-1°C
-
10
Light winds from the NW
(10 kph at 304).
11
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 237).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
light snow
Light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 330).
14 km
Low: scattered
Mid: 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.