– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W
The Fortress Weather Forecast
Kananaskis Range · CanadaIssued: 5 am Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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2 The Fortress Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Mon night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, stormy winds from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | clear | |
Cloud base (m) | 2200 | 2200 | 2400 | 2200 | 6700 | 5800 | 2700 | 2450 | 2900 | 2300 | 2200 | 2200 | 2200 | 5200 | 6100 | |||
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 cm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -6 | -6 | -6 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
min °C | -6 | -6 | -7 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
chill °C | -12 | -13 | -14 | -7 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -10 | -8 | -8 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -9 |
Freezing level m | 2200 | 2200 | 1800 | 2100 | 2800 | 2550 | 2600 | 2750 | 2550 | 2800 | 3150 | 3000 | 2600 | 2550 | 2700 | 2950 | 3150 | 3400 |
 | 7:31 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
 | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:19 | — |
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Mon night).
The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):
A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, stormy winds from the SW by Thu 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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NakiskaRidgetop-Alta | |||||
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta | |||||
Bow Valley Airport |  | ||||
BowValley-Alta | |||||
Bow Valley- Alta | |||||
Banff Airport | | ||||
Banff Cs- Alta | |||||
Banff Cs- Alta | |||||
Banff Airport | | ||||
* 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.