– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W
The Fortress Weather Forecast
Kananaskis Range · CanadaIssued: 11 pm Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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2 The Fortress Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, severe gales from the SSW by Fri morning). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | |
Cloud base (m) | 8650 | 7050 | 5150 | 4950 | 2250 | 2200 | 2200 | 2250 | 2200 | 2600 | 6250 | 5100 | 2950 | 2800 | ||
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mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | -3 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -5 | -4 | -5 |
min °C | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -1 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -6 |
chill °C | -5 | -4 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -9 | -11 | -13 | -13 | -14 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -11 |
Freezing level m | 3050 | 3000 | 3450 | 3800 | 4050 | 3400 | 2350 | 2200 | 2300 | 1900 | 1950 | 2500 | 2250 | 2200 | 2500 | 2100 |
 | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:25 | — |
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, severe gales from the SSW by Fri morning).
The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):
Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, fresh 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.
| 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.