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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Tue 10 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Wed morning, moderate winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2200
8250
6650
6550
6700
8150
2200
2200
2200
km/h
40
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
55
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
20
SW
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-1
0
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
0
-6
-5
-1
min °C
-4
-3
0
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
-4
-7
-7
-3
 chill °C
-14
-10
-9
-6
-5
-5
-6
-6
-3
0
-2
-3
-2
-11
-15
-14
-9
Freezing level m
2000
2550
2900
3350
3450
3400
3200
3250
3300
3400
3300
3200
3100
2100
2000
2000
1450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:56
—
—
Sunset
5:00
—
—
4:59
—
—
4:57
—
—
4:55
—
—
4:54
—
—
4:52
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Wed morning, moderate winds from the SW by Fri morning).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Sun morning). 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 230).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 260).
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
4°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 240).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
58 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 54).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 214).
29
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 41).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the NNE
(20 kph at 20).
14 km
Low: 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.