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The Fortress Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Sun 01 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, gales from the W by Thu night).

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4550
2250
9100
6500
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
km/h
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
5
W
5
SW
15
SW
35
WSW
15
SW
30
WSW
60
WSW
50
WSW
50
W
30
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-6
-1
2
3
4
2
1
-2
-1
-1
-1
-4
-5
-4
-5
-6
-2
min °C
-5
-6
-7
1
3
3
2
0
-3
-2
-1
-5
-4
-5
-5
-6
-6
-7
 chill °C
-10
-10
-12
0
0
0
-2
-4
-6
-4
-5
-14
-11
-12
-14
-16
-16
-16
Freezing level m
2100
1700
1000
3350
3550
3550
3300
2700
1300
2650
2550
1750
2050
1900
1700
1900
1800
1750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:33
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:35
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:41
—
—
Sunset
—
5:15
—
—
5:13
—
—
5:10
—
—
5:09
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—
5:07
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—
5:06
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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, gales from the W by Thu night).

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.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 220).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 169).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
3 hours ago
-6°C
-
8
Light winds from the W
(8 kph at 270).
10
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 280).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
3 hours ago
-5°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 330).
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.