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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Mon 09 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Fri morning, severe gales from the SW by Fri night).

Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2200
2250
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
9300
8700
8050
3150
2200
2300
2200
km/h
15
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
50
WSW
70
W
70
WSW
60
WSW
55
WSW
65
WSW
25
SW
40
SSW
85
SW
40
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-4
-5
-4
-3
0
1
3
4
3
2
1
1
1
-1
-7
-8
-4
min °C
-5
-4
-6
-4
-4
-1
0
1
3
3
1
0
0
0
-5
-8
-8
-8
 chill °C
-10
-9
-13
-10
-12
-6
-9
-8
-5
-5
-7
-8
-5
-8
-16
-18
-16
-17
Freezing level m
1850
1400
1550
1950
2000
1500
3150
3450
3550
3450
3200
3100
3100
3050
2450
1900
1700
1550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-4-6-4-4-112432111-3-8-8-6-2-1-2-101333452342-2-1-2
Sunrise
7:46
—
—
7:48
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
Sunset
—
5:01
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:59
—
—
4:57
—
—
4:55
—
—
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 4°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, gales from the WSW by Wed night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Fri morning, severe gales from the SW 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour 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
4°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-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
2°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 220).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
56 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 258).
3
58 km NE
1158m alt.
32 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
16
Light winds from the SSW
(16 kph at 212).
23
63 km SW
914m alt.
48 minutes ago
-2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 250).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
clear
Clear
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
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.