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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Wed 04 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the W by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Mainly stormy winds.

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2200
2400
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2450
2350
2250
6350
2250
2200
km/h
30
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
50
WSW
75
WSW
80
W
30
WSW
30
SW
70
SW
60
WSW
90
W
20
W
20
SSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
-4
-6
-2
-2
-1
0
-1
0
0
-5
-7
-7
-4
-5
-2
min °C
-3
-5
-7
-8
-3
-2
-1
-2
-1
-2
-7
-8
-10
-5
-6
-5
 chill °C
-10
-11
-14
-15
-12
-12
-11
-9
-9
-13
-18
-22
-22
-11
-13
-12
Freezing level m
1400
1850
1750
1400
1650
2150
3050
2400
3000
3050
2100
1900
1300
1900
1400
1000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-5-7-5-3-2-1-2-1-1-6-8-9-5-6-4-1-2-1-3-21123210-4-2-1-4
Sunrise
—
7:39
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:46
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:06
—
—
5:05
—
—
5:02
—
—
5:01
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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 0°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the W by Fri night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Mainly stormy winds.

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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 240).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- 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.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 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.
2 hours ago
-1°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 165).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
-
8
Light winds from the SW
(8 kph at 225).
10
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 168).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (6 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
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.