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Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Thu 10 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 5mm) on Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
mod rain
light snow
light snow
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
mod. rain
light snow
light snow
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
4000
2400
2750
2450
2250
2950
2450
2150
2150
2100
2150
2150
2200
2150
2200
2150
km/h
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
5
SE
0
SSE
5
SW
5
ESE
10
SE
5
SW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
SSE
5
ENE
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Snowflake cm
5
1
 mm
0.1
0.1
1.3
0.4
0.1
7
0.2
0.2
0.3
3
1.5
max °C
6
5
6
2
5
9
5
6
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
min °C
2
3
5
2
3
8
3
5
3
1
1
2
2
3
4
2
 chill °C
2
2
4
0
3
8
3
3
1
-2
-1
0
2
3
4
2
Freezing level m
2700
2500
2750
2300
2500
2950
2950
3350
2600
2200
2250
2450
2450
2450
2550
2400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-2-2-3-2212-2-3-3-2-2-2-2-34462494632233443
Sunrise
7:09
7:11
7:13
7:13
7:16
Sunset
8:04
8:01
8:00
7:58
7:54

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 5mm) on Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Defender Mountain at the specific elevation of 2000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Defender Mountain. 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
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 293).
18
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 262).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 310).
0.0 km
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 201).
5
Black Diamond- Alta
81 km E
1156m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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.