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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5200
6200
2600
2500
2550
2200
6850
8600
8750
8650
2950
2350
2200
2450
2200
km/h
10
WSW
20
SW
25
WNW
35
WNW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
40
WSW
45
W
30
WSW
65
WSW
75
WSW
50
SW
30
W
20
W
20
W
10
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
9
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
0
2
-1
-2
2
4
4
6
6
4
3
-1
-4
-8
-7
-5
min °C
0
0
0
-1
-4
0
3
4
5
5
3
1
-2
-9
-8
-8
-6
 chill °C
-4
-4
-7
-8
-8
-3
0
-2
-1
0
-5
-8
-11
-18
-16
-15
-10
Freezing level m
3000
3100
3250
2900
2100
2850
3550
3750
3900
3900
3700
3400
2850
2000
1450
2050
1400
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Sunrise
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:04
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:07
—
—
Sunset
6:52
—
—
6:51
—
—
6:49
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
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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 morning, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Thu night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Mon morning).

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
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
0.0 km
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 340 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
8°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 184).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 148).
3
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 105).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 150).
14 km
Low: scattered
69 km SSW
865m alt.
46 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 254).
0
78 km ENE
1233m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 51).
3

* 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.