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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2300
2250
2200
2200
2300
2200
6300
5400
5000
2200
2700
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
km/h
10
SW
10
WSW
10
ESE
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
15
S
15
S
20
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
3
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
5
2
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-10
-11
-6
-3
0
1
1
0
-3
-5
-7
-10
-10
-11
-11
-12
-12
min °C
-11
-10
-13
-9
-5
-2
0
0
-2
-3
-6
-9
-10
-10
-12
-12
-12
-13
 chill °C
-17
-15
-19
-15
-11
-6
-2
-3
-4
-6
-8
-14
-17
-17
-17
-18
-17
-19
Freezing level m
950
1600
1000
400
1900
1100
1400
3100
2400
1450
2350
1200
1000
1450
500
200
1200
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-10-12-8-4-111-1-3-6-8-10-10-12-12-12-13-5-4-7-6-1-235112-4-5-5-9-8-6-9
Sunrise
8:18
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:21
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:25
—
—
8:26
—
—
Sunset
—
6:30
—
—
6:29
—
—
6:27
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:21
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -13°C on Thu 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
4 hours ago
1°C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 30).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
4 hours ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 200 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.
3 hours ago
0°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 121).
10
58 km NE
1158m alt.
50 minutes ago
1°C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 171).
8
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 259).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
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.