– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W
The Fortress Weather Forecast
Kananaskis Range · CanadaIssued: 11 pm Thu 10 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Thu 10 Sep Local Time
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2 The Fortress Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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some clouds | clear | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | light snow | light snow | light snow | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | light snow | light snow | |
Cloud base (m) | 3650 | 2250 | 2800 | 2250 | 2200 | 2850 | 6350 | 2350 | 2200 | 2200 | 2200 | 2300 | 2200 | 2250 | 2200 | |
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 cm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -2 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -3 |
min °C | -3 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -4 |
chill °C | -6 | -7 | -7 | -10 | -7 | -4 | 0 | -5 | -5 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -7 | -5 | -4 |
Freezing level m | 2650 | 2400 | 2600 | 2250 | 2400 | 2850 | 2900 | 3350 | 2650 | 2400 | 2350 | 2500 | 2450 | 2450 | 2550 | 2350 |
 | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:54 | — |
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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 Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.
The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Tue morning). 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta | |||||
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Bow Valley- Alta | |||||
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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.