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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
9450
6850
5600
km/h
5
S
5
SW
0
WSW
10
S
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
35
SW
10
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
6
6
6
4
6
5
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
6
5
2
3
2
min °C
5
6
4
4
6
4
5
6
5
5
7
5
5
5
3
1
3
-1
 chill °C
4
5
4
2
4
2
3
4
3
3
5
2
2
0
1
-4
-3
-5
Freezing level m
3750
3800
3800
3600
3800
3750
3700
3900
3800
3800
3950
3950
3800
3750
3600
3250
3400
3150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
665465566576564231111410111510121511121511121499127
Sunrise
7:18
7:20
7:20
7:22
7:24
7:26
Sunset
7:51
7:47
7:45
7:44
7:42
7:38

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

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.
1 hour ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 280).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 134).
16
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 81).
10
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 162).
5
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
14 km

* 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.