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Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 3mm) on Fri afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
snow showers
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2750
2150
2150
2500
2300
2250
2500
2700
2100
8750
6850
2150
5400
2250
2350
2200
km/h
20
SW
15
WSW
0
SE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
E
0
E
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
4
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
 mm
—
3
0.3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
7
6
3
-3
-3
-6
-3
-1
-3
3
5
1
4
5
2
3
4
0
min °C
5
4
-2
-4
-3
-8
-6
-1
-3
-1
4
1
2
4
1
1
1
-1
 chill °C
1
2
-5
-8
-6
-11
-8
-1
-3
-3
3
0
0
2
-1
-2
-2
-5
Freezing level m
3200
2700
2250
1450
1700
900
850
1900
1300
1300
3200
3150
3350
3150
3050
2550
2700
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1-1-5-10-10-12-10-8-50212210-3-6651-4-3-7-5-1-315135223-1
Sunrise
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:00
—
—
Sunset
—
7:01
—
—
7:00
—
—
6:58
—
—
6:55
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:51
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mild with light rain (total 3mm) on Fri afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Mon 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 89).
2
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
17°C
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 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
17°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 159).
2
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-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.
3 hours ago
15°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 131).
8
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 242).
35

* 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.