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Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Thu 24 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 14°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light snow
Cloud base (m)
5050
8100
4900
3250
2650
2150
2150
2750
2200
2550
5400
6700
2900
2750
2400
2500
2100
km/h
5
SW
10
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
40
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
2
 mm
0.1
0.1
max °C
9
12
10
14
10
3
1
2
-1
2
4
1
2
4
1
2
3
1
min °C
6
12
9
12
6
2
1
1
-3
0
4
-1
0
4
0
0
2
-1
 chill °C
5
11
6
9
1
-2
-2
-3
-5
0
3
-3
-2
2
-3
-3
-2
-6
Freezing level m
3050
3500
3800
4100
3250
2350
2200
2100
1550
2000
2450
2100
2050
2450
2200
2000
2300
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
25782-3-5-5-6-3-3-4-5-3-5-5-4-581210138312-2140141130
Sunrise
7:28
7:31
7:33
7:33
7:35
7:37
Sunset
7:35
7:32
7:30
7:28
7:25
7:23

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 14°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun 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
2543m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 58).
0
54 km NNE
711m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
27 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 256).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
639m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
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
707m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 50).
3
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 190).
5

* 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.