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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
8600
6900
8800
8200
6750
8000
6800
km/h
5
SSE
5
SW
5
S
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
25
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
4
6
5
4
6
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
3
5
4
1
3
2
min °C
4
6
4
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
3
4
1
1
3
0
 chill °C
2
5
2
2
3
2
3
4
1
2
1
0
0
0
-3
-2
-1
-3
Freezing level m
3600
3800
3650
3600
3750
3700
3800
3950
3900
3750
3800
3650
3500
3700
3450
3100
3500
3250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
46546556655535313111149121410121510121410101389127
Sunrise
7:20
7:20
7:22
7:24
7:26
7:28
Sunset
7:47
7:45
7:44
7:42
7:38
7:37

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 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
11°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 146).
3
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 177).
3
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 256).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 290).
14 km

* 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.