– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W
The Fortress Weather Forecast
Kananaskis Range · CanadaIssued: 5 am Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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2 The Fortress Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Tue night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, near gales from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | light snow | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | cloudy | clear | some clouds | |
Cloud base (m) | 2350 | 6850 | 6700 | 6100 | 2400 | 2400 | 2250 | 2250 | 2500 | 2450 | 2200 | 8700 | 8700 | |||||
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mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
min °C | -3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -6 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -4 | -2 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
chill °C | -7 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -11 | -10 | -10 | -16 | -14 | -12 | -10 | -7 | -6 | 2 | 0 | -9 |
Freezing level m | 2200 | 3000 | 3000 | 2800 | 2800 | 2700 | 2850 | 2800 | 2300 | 1800 | 2100 | 1350 | 1800 | 2500 | 2800 | 3800 | 3700 | 3200 |
 | 7:33 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — |
 | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:16 | — |
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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 Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).
The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):
A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, near gales from the W by Fri 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.
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NakiskaRidgetop-Alta | |||||
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Banff Airport | |||||
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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.