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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, severe gales from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3450
3200
8650
5500
8150
4250
2500
2200
2300
2200
2200
4150
3300
3200
km/h
15
SW
25
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
20
SSW
55
SW
75
SSW
75
SSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
max °C
1
2
2
0
4
7
7
2
-3
-5
-5
-5
-2
-2
-1
-4
-3
-4
min °C
1
2
0
0
3
4
6
-1
-5
-6
-5
-7
-4
-2
-3
-5
-3
-4
 chill °C
-4
-3
-3
-4
-1
-2
-1
-10
-12
-13
-11
-13
-8
-5
-6
-9
-7
-9
Freezing level m
3150
3300
3100
2950
3450
3850
4000
3350
2250
2200
2400
1900
2050
2700
2550
2300
2600
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:28
7:28
7:31
7:31
7:33
7:35
Sunset
7:37
7:35
7:32
7:30
7:28
7:25

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, severe gales from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for The Fortress at the specific elevation of 3000 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
11°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 70).
0.0 km
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.
2 hours ago
18°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- 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
16°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
32 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 35).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 175).
3
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 261).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 260).
14 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken

* 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.