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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
8850
3400
2400
2250
2200
2150
2150
2500
4350
2500
2200
2250
2600
km/h
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WNW
5
W
0
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
0.5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
5
6
3
3
4
2
0
1
-1
3
4
2
3
5
4
min °C
1
2
6
0
1
3
1
0
1
-2
0
3
1
2
5
2
 chill °C
0
0
4
-6
-4
-1
-2
-3
-1
-2
0
1
-2
-1
3
2
Freezing level m
2900
2650
2750
2400
2300
2550
2250
1900
2100
1450
2100
2500
2450
2500
2700
2450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
7:35
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:41
—
—
Sunset
—
—
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: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sat 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.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
53 km SW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 306).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- 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.
2 hours ago
0°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 252).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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
1°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 220).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
33 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 140).
3
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
-
8
Light winds from the WSW
(8 kph at 242).
10

* 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.