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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
3350
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2200
8500
6150
6300
8600
6950
9300
km/h
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
0
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
0.4
1.3
0.5
—
0.6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
2
3
2
1
2
-1
2
4
1
4
5
3
7
8
5
min °C
0
1
3
1
1
2
-2
0
4
1
2
5
2
3
8
5
 chill °C
-6
-4
0
-2
-2
-1
-2
0
3
1
0
3
2
3
7
5
Freezing level m
2350
2300
2450
2300
2100
2300
1700
1900
2450
2250
2600
2700
2500
2750
2950
3250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-2-2-4-5-4-5-5-3-2-1-1-2122223212-2141353585
Sunrise
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
Sunset
—
—
7:23
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:19
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:15
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Thu 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
53 km SW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 71).
2
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
0.0 km
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 260).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 170).
0.0 km
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 230).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 146).
8
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 174).
5
Black Diamond- Alta
81 km E
1156m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
86 km NE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
14 km
Low: scattered
91 km ENE
1103m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 282).
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.