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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Mon 09 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

Mon
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
9350
8400
4850
2200
km/h
15
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
60
WSW
60
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
25
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
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—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-6
-5
-3
-2
0
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
-1
-1
-3
min °C
-4
-6
-6
-6
-2
0
1
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
-1
-2
-7
 chill °C
-10
-12
-14
-15
-8
-8
-7
-6
-5
-6
-5
-5
-7
-5
-5
-7
-15
Freezing level m
1450
1550
1950
1850
1850
2900
3350
3500
3300
3100
3150
3150
3050
3000
2850
2650
1950
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Sunrise
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7:48
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
Sunset
5:01
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:59
—
—
4:57
—
—
4:55
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4:54
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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 -6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, gales from the WSW by Wed night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
4 hours ago
1°C
No report.
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 240).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
4 hours ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 220).
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.
3 hours ago
4°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 250).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 321).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 209).
14
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 267).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 160).
14 km
Low: scattered

* 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.