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Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

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

Light rain (total 7mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light snow
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
light snow
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2750
3000
2300
2100
2600
6700
2450
2100
2150
2150
2150
2200
2100
2450
2700
km/h
5
NE
5
E
5
ESE
0
SSE
0
SSW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
0
ENE
0
NW
5
N
5
WSW
10
WSW
0
W
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
 mm
0.1
1.2
0.6
4
0.8
0.1
0.3
0.1
1.3
0.8
max °C
5
6
2
4
9
5
7
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
7
10
7
min °C
3
4
1
2
7
4
6
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
1
4
9
6
 chill °C
3
3
1
2
7
3
5
1
0
0
1
2
2
3
1
3
8
6
Freezing level m
2500
2750
2300
2400
2750
2900
3300
2550
2300
2400
2450
2400
2400
2450
2400
3050
3350
3550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-2-3-2112-2-3-3-2-2-2-2-22444523857322333326107
Sunrise
7:09
7:11
7:13
7:13
7:16
7:16
Sunset
8:04
8:01
8:00
7:58
7:54
7:52

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Light rain (total 7mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Tue 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
53 km SW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 308).
11
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 130).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 285 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 30).
0.0 km
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
light rain
Light rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 190).
3
Black Diamond- Alta
81 km E
1156m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 260 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.