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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min 0°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, near gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
9200
8150
6750
6700
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
km/h
50
WSW
65
WSW
50
WSW
35
SW
20
SW
10
SW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
2
4
2
2
3
3
3
2
0
-1
-4
-5
-3
-4
-4
-6
-7
min °C
0
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
1
0
-2
-7
-7
-4
-4
-5
-7
-9
 chill °C
-9
-7
-5
-4
-4
-4
0
-2
-2
-3
-8
-15
-15
-13
-13
-14
-13
-14
Freezing level m
3100
3400
3400
3350
3150
3300
3400
3300
3150
3000
2500
1800
1950
2100
1850
2100
1950
1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:50
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
Sunset
—
4:59
—
—
4:57
—
—
4:55
—
—
4:54
—
—
4:52
—
—
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 4°C on Wed night, min 0°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, near gales from the WSW by Sun night).

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.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
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 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-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
4°C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 230).
0.0 km
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the ENE
(8 kph at 59).
11
63 km SW
914m alt.
59 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 245).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
14 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
69 km SSW
865m alt.
49 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 98).
0

* 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.