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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Sun 01 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
6600
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2300
2200
km/h
10
WSW
10
W
10
SSW
20
SW
30
WSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
SW
15
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
30
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-1
2
4
3
1
0
-2
-2
-2
-3
-6
-8
-7
-9
-7
-1
min °C
-6
-7
1
3
1
1
-1
-3
-2
-2
-5
-7
-8
-8
-9
-8
-6
 chill °C
-10
-12
1
0
-4
-4
-5
-3
-5
-6
-12
-13
-14
-15
-14
-12
-12
Freezing level m
1650
950
3300
3600
3450
3200
2450
1300
2550
2150
1850
1900
1650
1500
1750
1600
1450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:35
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:41
—
—
Sunset
5:15
—
—
5:13
—
—
5:10
—
—
5:09
—
—
5:07
—
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5:06
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Fri 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.

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.
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 266).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 184).
2
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 262).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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.