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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 14°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5450
2450
2150
2150
2500
2150
6650
6250
6450
6700
8050
2400
2300
2150
2150
2100
2600
km/h
30
SSW
40
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
0.1
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.4
—
—
—
—
max °C
14
10
2
1
1
0
3
5
2
5
6
3
3
4
1
0
2
0
min °C
11
7
1
1
1
-1
0
4
1
2
6
1
2
3
0
0
1
-2
 chill °C
8
3
-3
-2
-3
-3
-2
3
0
0
4
-3
-2
-1
-3
-3
-2
-2
Freezing level m
4050
3250
2200
2150
2150
1950
2000
2550
2400
2450
2700
2500
2350
2400
2150
2000
2200
1800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:31
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:35
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
Sunset
—
7:32
—
—
7:30
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:25
—
—
7:23
—
—
7:22
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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 14°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
-
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 210).
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 45).
5
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 160).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 268).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 50).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
59 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 65).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 136).
0

* 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.