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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2450
2700
8800
9650
9150
8750
8750
8950
8800
8900
9000
4150
5900
3400
km/h
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
4
5
6
6
5
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
min °C
1
4
4
5
5
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
 chill °C
-3
0
1
2
1
-2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-2
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-3
Freezing level m
3150
3600
3700
3950
3900
3750
3500
3450
3400
3400
3350
3350
3300
3350
3350
3300
3300
3200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:43
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7:45
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—
7:47
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—
7:48
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—
7:50
—
—
7:52
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—
Sunset
—
7:15
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—
7:12
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7:09
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7:07
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7:06
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7:04
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Tue 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
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
36 minutes ago
14°C
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
36 minutes ago
16°C
-
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 210).
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 250).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
20 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 154).
13
58 km NE
1158m alt.
34 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 152).
3
63 km SW
914m alt.
27 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 167).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 130 to 200 degs)
(17 kph at 150).
14 km
Low: broken
69 km SSW
865m alt.
17 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 324).
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.