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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
5950
2250
2200
2200
2200
km/h
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
S
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
1
8
2
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-5
-7
-8
-10
-11
-12
-11
-11
-8
-3
-2
-5
-8
-8
-8
min °C
-5
-6
-7
-9
-11
-12
-12
-12
-11
-11
-6
-3
-8
-8
-9
-9
 chill °C
-8
-9
-10
-9
-16
-17
-18
-18
-16
-16
-12
-8
-16
-16
-16
-16
Freezing level m
1800
1350
2000
1550
1100
1300
250
0
1400
650
450
2550
1150
1050
1650
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-6-7-9-11-12-12-12-11-10-5-3-7-8-9-9-1-1-1-3-5-6-10-8-5-8-32-4-4-4-7
Sunrise
—
8:22
—
—
8:25
—
—
8:26
—
—
8:27
—
—
8:30
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:21
—
—
6:19
—
—
6:16
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
2543m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 10).
Bow Valley Airport
29 km NNE
711m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
Bow Valley- 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
639m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 40).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 30).
Banff Airport
46 km NW
707m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
40 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 325).
3
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
0
63 km SW
914m alt.
58 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
0

* 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.