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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2150
2150
2500
2150
6500
3050
2550
2150
2200
2400
2150
2150
2300
3250
km/h
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.6
1.5
0.1
0.3
0.3
—
0.2
0.4
max °C
1
2
-1
4
5
2
5
6
3
4
4
3
4
6
5
7
9
8
min °C
1
1
-2
0
5
2
2
6
0
2
3
3
3
5
5
6
8
5
 chill °C
-2
-3
-4
-2
3
0
0
4
-4
-2
-1
0
1
3
3
3
6
3
Freezing level m
2150
2150
1750
2000
2900
2550
2500
2700
2450
2350
2700
2600
2450
2700
2900
3250
3150
3150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:33
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—
7:33
—
—
7:35
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:39
—
—
Sunset
—
7:30
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:25
—
—
7:23
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—
7:22
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—
7:19
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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 -2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Tue 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
53 km SW
865m alt.
52 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 59).
8
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 250).
0.0 km
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 233).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 51).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the ESE
(8 kph at 103).
11
Black Diamond- Alta
81 km E
1156m alt.
55 minutes ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
86 km NE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 70).
14 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
91 km ENE
1103m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 194).
3

* 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.