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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Mon 21 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon night, min 1°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
9200
3450
9200
6650
4850
5050
2500
2400
2150
2600
8200
km/h
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
45
SSW
35
S
45
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
7
 mm
max °C
7
6
6
5
2
3
2
3
5
8
6
0
-1
-6
-3
-2
min °C
5
5
6
2
2
3
1
2
5
5
1
-1
-5
-6
-4
-4
 chill °C
2
3
4
-3
-3
-2
-3
-2
1
-1
-6
-6
-11
-11
-9
-8
Freezing level m
3750
3600
3650
3500
3100
3150
2950
3200
3500
3800
3750
2800
2500
2050
2350
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:26
7:28
7:28
7:31
7:33
Sunset
7:39
7:37
7:35
7:32
7:30

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon night, min 1°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Defender Mountain at the specific elevation of 2821 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
-
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 250).
53 km SW
865m alt.
52 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 253).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 50).
0.0 km
BanffCs-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
-
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 146).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
56 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 227).
8

* 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.