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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
2200
2900
2350
2250
5700
3200
2850
2600
2400
2700
6550
km/h
45
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
WNW
15
W
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
SW
5
W
5
SW
10
SW
5
W
10
SE
10
SSW
25
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-3
-4
-6
-6
-5
-5
-3
-3
-3
-2
-3
1
2
4
4
5
5
min °C
-3
-3
-5
-6
-6
-6
-5
-4
-3
-3
-3
-4
-1
1
3
4
4
5
 chill °C
-12
-10
-12
-14
-11
-9
-8
-7
-7
-6
-5
-7
-4
-2
0
2
1
2
Freezing level m
2500
2500
2250
2100
2350
1900
2050
2600
2500
2350
2700
2400
2800
3050
3650
3700
3650
3850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-3-5-6-6-6-5-4-3-3-3-402445533213-125246359610138
Sunrise
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:45
—
—
Sunset
—
7:23
—
—
7:21
—
—
7:19
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:15
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—
7:12
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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 -2°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Thu morning).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Fri 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.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 220).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 260).
0.0 km
BowValley-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
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 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
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
40 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 338).
14
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
14
Light winds from the WSW
(14 kph at 238).
18
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 224).
2
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (39 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
14 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast

* 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.