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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -13°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2450
2200
km/h
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
6
3
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-7
-8
-10
-12
-12
-12
-12
-8
-4
-4
-5
-8
-9
-8
-9
-10
-10
min °C
-7
-8
-9
-11
-13
-13
-12
-12
-11
-6
-4
-7
-9
-9
-9
-9
-10
-11
 chill °C
-11
-12
-12
-16
-18
-18
-17
-18
-16
-12
-9
-15
-18
-17
-15
-14
-16
-17
Freezing level m
1550
1900
1550
1100
1300
200
0
1400
300
450
2400
1150
1250
1650
750
700
1750
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-8-9-11-13-13-12-12-10-5-4-6-9-9-9-9-10-11-1-1-3-5-6-10-9-5-9-32-4-4-3-6-5-4-7
Sunrise
8:22
—
—
8:25
—
—
8:26
—
—
8:27
—
—
8:30
—
—
7:32
—
—
Sunset
—
6:24
—
—
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 well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -13°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sun 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.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 290).
0.0 km
BowValley-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
5°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 100).
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
1°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
51 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 40).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 144).
3
63 km SW
914m alt.
36 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 262).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 10).
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.