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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
8050
8250
2850
2550
2200
2250
2200
2200
2600
2500
2200
2200
2200
2350
km/h
25
WSW
25
WSW
60
WSW
40
SW
30
WSW
5
S
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
E
0
SSW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
25
WSW
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
9
3
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
4
5
2
-1
-3
-11
-11
-12
-10
-8
0
1
1
2
0
-2
-4
min °C
3
3
3
0
-2
-10
-12
-12
-13
-11
-9
-6
1
1
1
0
-3
-7
 chill °C
-2
-2
-4
-8
-7
-16
-19
-20
-20
-15
-9
-9
-1
-2
-2
-5
-8
-11
Freezing level m
3500
3450
3700
3300
2800
2200
1350
1550
850
700
1850
1100
1250
3150
3200
3050
2650
1900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
Sunset
—
7:04
—
—
7:01
—
—
6:59
—
—
6:57
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:52
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sun 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.
3 hours ago
9°C
-
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 210).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 100).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 100).
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
20°C
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 220).
46 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
20°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 220).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 123).
13
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 108).
8
63 km SW
914m alt.
45 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 253).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 130).
14 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken

* 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.