– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W
The Fortress Weather Forecast
Kananaskis Range · CanadaIssued: 11 am Thu 05 Nov Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Thu 05 Nov Local Time
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2 The Fortress Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat morning). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | |
Cloud base (m) | 2250 | 2200 | 2200 | 2200 | 2200 | 2250 | 2250 | 2200 | 2200 | 2350 | 2700 | 2200 | 2200 | 2250 | 2200 | 2200 | 2250 | 2200 |
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mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -5 | -6 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 1 | -7 | -8 | -7 | -5 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 |
min °C | -6 | -8 | -8 | -4 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -9 | -8 | -9 | -6 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -2 |
chill °C | -13 | -17 | -16 | -10 | -11 | -14 | -8 | -10 | -15 | -23 | -22 | -23 | -11 | -10 | -7 | -7 | -9 | -10 |
Freezing level m | 1850 | 1550 | 1300 | 1450 | 2000 | 1900 | 2300 | 2800 | 2550 | 1900 | 1700 | 1150 | 1450 | 1250 | 1100 | 2450 | 1350 | 1300 |
 | 7:39 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — |
 | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:00 | — |
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat morning).
The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):
A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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* 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.