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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Sun 08 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Sun
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2550
2200
2200
2250
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
km/h
70
W
25
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
20
SW
35
WSW
70
WSW
75
WSW
75
WSW
75
WSW
50
WSW
60
WSW
75
WSW
75
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-7
-4
-5
-4
-4
-3
0
0
2
4
3
2
1
-1
-1
-1
min °C
-8
-9
-5
-5
-5
-4
-5
-2
-1
-1
3
3
2
-1
-1
-1
-2
 chill °C
-20
-22
-10
-10
-11
-11
-14
-6
-8
-9
-4
-5
-7
-9
-9
-10
-13
Freezing level m
1650
1350
1800
1450
1600
1900
1850
2000
3100
3350
3650
3450
3350
2700
2650
2750
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
7:46
—
—
7:48
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
Sunset
5:02
—
—
5:01
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:59
—
—
4:57
—
—
4:55
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Fri 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.
57 minutes ago
1°C
No report.
48
Strong winds from the SSW
(48 kph at 210).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
57 minutes 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
8°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 190).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
57 minutes ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 280).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
42 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 249).
24
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
29
Fresh winds from the SSE
(29 kph at 157).
37
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 255).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
Clear
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 260).
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.