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The Fortress Weather Forecast
Kananaskis Range · CanadaIssued: 11 pm Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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2 The Fortress Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -13°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | |
Cloud base (m) | 2200 | 2200 | 2200 | 2200 | 2200 | 2250 | 2200 | 2250 | 2350 | 2250 | 2200 | 2200 | 2200 | 2200 | 2350 | 2200 |
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 cm | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -8 | -10 | -11 | -12 | -12 | -12 | -7 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -1 |
min °C | -10 | -11 | -13 | -13 | -12 | -12 | -11 | -6 | -3 | -7 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -9 | -10 | -8 |
chill °C | -14 | -17 | -18 | -18 | -18 | -17 | -16 | -12 | -8 | -16 | -18 | -18 | -16 | -13 | -16 | -14 |
Freezing level m | 1450 | 1250 | 1400 | 350 | 0 | 1450 | 300 | 600 | 2450 | 1200 | 1400 | 1700 | 750 | 950 | 1700 | 750 |
 | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 5:15 | — |
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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 -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -13°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):
Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Mon morning).
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.
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* 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.