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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -1°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2450
2600
2450
2450
2750
9600
8600
8550
7850
9000
4550
8850
8750
2500
km/h
25
W
30
WSW
15
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
10
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
40
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
0
-1
2
2
4
6
6
6
5
4
4
1
1
1
0
0
0
min °C
-1
0
-2
-1
1
2
5
6
5
4
4
1
1
1
0
-1
0
-1
 chill °C
-7
-6
-6
-5
-2
-1
2
3
0
-2
-2
-4
-4
-5
-6
-6
-5
-6
Freezing level m
2750
2950
2750
2700
3150
3500
3900
3950
3900
3850
3600
3450
3200
3200
3200
2950
3050
2700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:41
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—
7:43
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:48
—
—
7:50
—
—
Sunset
—
7:16
—
—
7:15
—
—
7:12
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:07
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—
7:06
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Sun night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -1°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 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
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 328).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 222 degs) was rejected.
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 281).
3
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
14 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
69 km SSW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 145).
6

* 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.