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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2200
2500
2200
2200
2450
2200
2200
3050
2300
2200
9250
2200
2200
3050
2450
km/h
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
S
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
SW
25
SW
10
W
15
WSW
5
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-7
-4
-3
-5
-5
-4
-4
-5
-6
1
2
1
-2
-4
-2
min °C
-11
-8
-5
-4
-5
-6
-5
-4
-5
-7
-1
2
-1
-3
-4
-4
 chill °C
-16
-14
-11
-9
-10
-11
-9
-9
-8
-12
-4
-2
-5
-7
-9
-7
Freezing level m
350
450
2100
1150
1050
2200
1100
1300
2300
1100
1050
3350
1400
1550
2300
1350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-8-5-4-5-6-5-4-5-7020-3-4-3-9-40-3-10-301-403-111-2
Sunrise
—
8:27
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:32
—
—
8:33
—
—
8:34
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:19
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:14
—
—
6:12
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Sun 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.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 240).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 290).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
55 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 217).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-5°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 165).
2
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 249).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 170).
14 km
Low: 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.