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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Sun 25 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 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -14°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2200
6450
5050
2200
2200
2300
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2200
6050
2550
km/h
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
8
4
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-1
-1
0
0
-5
-7
-8
-12
-13
-13
-12
-10
-4
-3
-3
-4
min °C
-4
-2
-1
0
-4
-6
-8
-11
-13
-14
-13
-13
-12
-9
-4
-3
-6
 chill °C
-9
-6
-5
-3
-7
-9
-11
-16
-18
-18
-18
-18
-17
-14
-10
-9
-10
Freezing level m
1900
1050
1500
2950
1450
1700
1900
1400
850
1050
0
0
1400
0
900
2450
1350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-2-10-2-6-8-10-13-14-13-13-11-7-4-3-5-1-2251-1-1-4-7-7-11-9-6-8-12-3
Sunrise
—
—
8:21
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:25
—
—
8:26
—
—
8:27
—
—
Sunset
6:29
—
—
6:27
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:21
—
—
6:19
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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 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -14°C on Wed afternoon). 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
1676m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 20).
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
2543m alt.
6 hours ago
1°C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 190 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
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
59 minutes ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 20).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
44 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 113).
13

* 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.