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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Fri 06 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -9°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, gales from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2200
2200
2200
3650
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2650
2200
km/h
85
WSW
30
W
20
SW
85
SW
75
W
80
WSW
25
W
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
70
WSW
70
W
30
W
50
W
45
W
45
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-2
-2
0
-7
-8
-8
-5
-4
-4
-3
-5
-1
0
2
3
min °C
-6
-4
-2
-4
-9
-9
-9
-7
-5
-4
-4
-8
-6
0
2
3
 chill °C
-17
-14
-7
-14
-22
-23
-23
-13
-10
-8
-12
-21
-14
-8
-5
-3
Freezing level m
1800
2350
2300
2600
1950
1750
1150
1500
1250
950
1450
1450
1400
3150
3450
3550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-3-2-2-8-9-9-6-5-4-4-7-4023-10210-1-4-3-1-4-2-2-2122
Sunrise
—
7:43
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:46
—
—
7:48
—
—
7:50
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:05
—
—
5:02
—
—
5:01
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:59
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -9°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, gales from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

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.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 210).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 250).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
4 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 261).
14
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
27
Moderate winds from the SSW
(27 kph at 196).
37
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 248).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
clear
Clear
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 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.