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Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Mon 21 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 3mm) on Fri night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
9550
9250
7800
7750
9450
5350
2800
2700
2300
2150
2300
2500
km/h
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
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Snowflake cm
5
 mm
0.1
1.3
1.4
max °C
14
15
12
12
13
10
9
10
7
9
11
10
8
7
3
0
2
1
min °C
10
15
9
9
13
6
6
10
4
5
11
8
7
6
0
-1
1
0
 chill °C
9
14
8
9
12
3
4
8
3
3
9
5
4
4
-3
-5
-2
-2
Freezing level m
3950
3950
3800
3600
3600
3450
3050
3150
3000
3050
3300
3750
3100
2850
2300
1900
2150
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:24
7:26
7:28
7:28
7:31
7:33
Sunset
7:42
7:39
7:37
7:35
7:32
7:30

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 3mm) on Fri night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Sat 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.
2 hours ago
-
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 220).
53 km SW
865m alt.
52 minutes ago
27°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 214).
5
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 191).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 220).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
50 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 78).
11
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the SW
(8 kph at 220).
11

* 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.