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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3250
2200
2250
2200
2200
2500
2300
2200
6700
2800
2850
2450
2800
km/h
20
SW
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
7
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-1
-1
-2
-3
-4
-7
-7
-5
-5
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-1
1
min °C
-1
-1
-2
-3
-3
-6
-7
-7
-7
-6
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-2
0
 chill °C
-6
-8
-9
-12
-11
-10
-13
-13
-10
-9
-7
-8
-8
-7
-7
-6
-6
-3
Freezing level m
2800
2850
2500
2450
2600
2300
1950
2200
1450
1800
2450
1800
2250
2550
2150
2400
2750
3200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-1-2-3-3-5-7-7-6-6-5-4-4-4-4-3-2147234112-214-1351474
Sunrise
7:35
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
Sunset
—
7:25
—
—
7:23
—
—
7:21
—
—
7:19
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:15
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Thu 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.
56 minutes ago
4°C
-
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 240).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
0.0 km
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
56 minutes ago
14°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 230).
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 220).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
39 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 54).
50
58 km NE
1158m alt.
38 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
18
Light winds from the SSW
(18 kph at 213).
23
63 km SW
914m alt.
41 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 248).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 260).
14 km
69 km SSW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 149).
8

* 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.