– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W
The Fortress Weather Forecast
Kananaskis Range · CanadaIssued: 11 am Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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2 The Fortress Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | |
Cloud base (m) | 2200 | 2200 | 2200 | 2200 | 2350 | 2200 | 2200 | 2350 | 2200 | 2250 | 2250 | 2200 | 2200 | 2250 | 2250 | 2250 | 9200 | 6350 |
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mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -10 | -11 | -12 | -12 | -12 | -8 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
min °C | -11 | -12 | -14 | -12 | -12 | -11 | -6 | -3 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
chill °C | -17 | -17 | -19 | -17 | -18 | -16 | -12 | -9 | -12 | -13 | -13 | -13 | -12 | -15 | -11 | -3 | -2 | -6 |
Freezing level m | 1200 | 1400 | 350 | 0 | 1500 | 400 | 600 | 2450 | 1250 | 1100 | 2100 | 1450 | 1500 | 1850 | 950 | 900 | 3350 | 1500 |
 | 8:25 | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 8:33 | — | — |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 6:14 | — |
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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 Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):
Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon 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.