– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W
The Fortress Weather Forecast
Kananaskis Range · CanadaIssued: 11 am Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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2 The Fortress Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||
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some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | |
Cloud base (m) | 2650 | 6700 | 6000 | 5600 | 2950 | 2850 | 9200 | 9050 | 3400 | 3000 | ||||||||
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max °C | 2 | -4 | -6 | -7 | -5 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -3 |
min °C | 0 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -3 | -2 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -5 |
chill °C | -10 | -18 | -17 | -13 | -10 | -9 | -7 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -10 |
Freezing level m | 3350 | 2450 | 1800 | 1850 | 2350 | 2050 | 2300 | 2700 | 2300 | 2250 | 2700 | 2750 | 3000 | 3100 | 2850 | 2600 | 2700 | 2250 |
 | 8:06 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — |
 | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | 6:34 | — |
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).
The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):
Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed 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.
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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.