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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Thu 24 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 14°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 2mm) on Tue night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light snow
Cloud base (m)
5300
5050
4700
2450
2150
2150
2400
2150
2450
9000
8600
2950
2450
2150
km/h
10
SSW
20
SSW
35
SSW
50
SSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
 mm
—
—
—
0.2
0.2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.3
1.7
max °C
12
10
14
11
3
1
1
0
2
4
2
5
6
3
5
4
2
min °C
12
9
11
7
2
1
1
-2
-1
3
1
2
6
1
2
3
-1
 chill °C
11
6
8
4
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
1
-1
0
4
-3
-2
-2
-4
Freezing level m
3500
3800
3900
3350
2300
2200
2150
1750
1850
2400
2300
2400
2700
2400
2500
2750
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:35
—
—
7:37
—
—
Sunset
7:35
—
—
7:32
—
—
7:30
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:25
—
—
7:23
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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 -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 2mm) on Tue night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 220).
53 km SW
865m alt.
51 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 295).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 263).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 170).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 190).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
46 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 150).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
56 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 131).
5

* 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.