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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Mon 14 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2250
2300
2350
2500
2750
km/h
20
NNW
10
W
5
SW
0
SE
0
SW
5
NNE
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
6
 mm
max °C
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-1
1
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
min °C
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
0
1
3
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
 chill °C
-9
-6
-6
-3
-3
-4
-3
-3
0
2
3
4
5
4
2
1
3
2
Freezing level m
2450
2550
2450
2450
2650
2550
2900
3200
3650
3650
3800
3800
3750
3750
3750
3650
3700
3750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-3-3-3-3-21244555555553334526969129111410111310
Sunrise
7:13
7:15
7:16
7:18
7:20
7:20
Sunset
7:57
7:54
7:52
7:51
7:47
7:45

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
6°C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 200).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 29).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (18 kph from 211 degs) was rejected.
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 249).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 320).
14 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
69 km SSW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 50).
0
Cop Upper- Alta
77 km ENE
1235m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 200).
7

* 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.