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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2400
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
6450
5600
5250
5850
5000
2250
2200
2200
2200
km/h
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SE
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
2
4
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-11
-10
-10
-6
-4
0
1
2
1
-1
-3
-6
-8
-8
-10
min °C
-11
-11
-10
-13
-9
-5
-3
0
1
-1
-2
-4
-8
-9
-9
-11
 chill °C
-17
-17
-15
-19
-15
-10
-7
-3
-2
-1
-4
-6
-11
-14
-14
-18
Freezing level m
1000
1100
1500
900
350
1900
1100
1400
3200
3050
2250
2550
1400
1250
1750
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-11-10-12-8-5-2120-2-4-7-9-9-11-6-5-4-7-6-1-235123-3-3-3-7
Sunrise
—
8:18
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:21
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:25
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:29
—
—
6:27
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
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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 Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Wed night). 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.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 290).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
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
0°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
48 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 149).
3
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 188).
2
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 248).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 330).
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.