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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light rain
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2350
6600
8200
6200
8450
2500
2450
2150
2150
2300
2650
8850
7200
3350
km/h
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
5
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
0
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
W
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
0.7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
6
3
6
6
4
5
4
2
0
1
-2
2
4
2
7
9
5
min °C
0
6
2
2
6
1
2
3
0
-1
0
-2
-1
4
2
4
8
2
 chill °C
-2
5
0
0
4
-4
-3
0
-2
-1
-3
-4
-1
3
1
2
6
0
Freezing level m
2100
2950
2900
2700
2800
2600
2600
2600
2300
1800
2050
1500
1850
2500
2600
3550
3450
3050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:33
—
—
7:35
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:41
—
—
Sunset
—
7:28
—
—
7:25
—
—
7:23
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:19
—
—
7:16
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Wed 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.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
53 km SW
865m alt.
24 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 336).
13
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
58 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 241).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 20 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
10°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
24 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 122).
10
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
35 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 217).
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.