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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2200
5900
2500
2500
2600
2400
2650
6750
9000
9000
km/h
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
0
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
SSW
5
SW
0
NW
5
SE
10
SSW
10
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.7
1.6
0.7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
3
2
1
2
-1
3
4
2
4
5
2
7
8
6
11
12
8
min °C
1
2
1
1
2
-2
0
4
0
1
5
2
3
8
6
7
11
7
 chill °C
-3
-2
-2
-2
0
-2
0
3
-2
0
4
2
3
7
6
7
10
6
Freezing level m
2300
2450
2250
2100
2200
1600
2000
2550
2300
2250
2650
2350
2850
3100
3700
3750
3700
3750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:45
—
—
Sunset
—
7:23
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:19
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:15
—
—
7:13
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Fri morning). 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 220).
53 km SW
865m alt.
36 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 312).
5
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 260).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 224).
2
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-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
7°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
23 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 338).
14
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
14
Light winds from the WSW
(14 kph at 238).
18

* 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.