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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2150
3800
9100
3300
2200
2600
2650
2300
2700
8250
9300
8800
km/h
10
W
0
SSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
0
3
5
3
5
6
4
6
8
6
10
11
8
10
11
8
min °C
1
-1
0
5
1
2
6
3
3
8
6
6
11
6
6
10
5
 chill °C
-2
-1
0
4
-2
-2
4
3
2
7
5
6
10
4
4
8
2
Freezing level m
2150
1950
2100
2650
2300
2650
2850
2650
2600
3050
3650
3750
3750
3700
3550
3350
3250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-5-3-1-1-10-21345655422-125246458681178117
Sunrise
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7:39
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:47
—
—
Sunset
7:22
—
—
7:19
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:15
—
—
7:13
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7:10
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Mon 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 240).
53 km SW
865m alt.
41 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 305).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-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.
50 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 253).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 195).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
41 minutes ago
2°C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 210 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.