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Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Tue 22 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, near gales from the SSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
9250
8200
4850
3850
3750
2800
2400
2150
2100
2150
5250
2850
km/h
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
40
SSW
45
S
40
SW
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
7
4
1
 mm
max °C
5
7
6
2
4
2
2
5
7
7
1
-1
-5
-5
-3
1
1
-1
min °C
5
6
3
2
3
1
2
5
5
5
0
-3
-6
-5
-6
-1
1
-3
 chill °C
3
3
-2
-3
-2
-3
-2
1
0
-2
-7
-7
-12
-12
-11
-4
-2
-7
Freezing level m
3550
3600
3550
3200
3250
3050
3150
3450
3800
3800
2950
2500
2100
2100
1600
2500
3050
2450
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Sunrise
7:26
7:28
7:28
7:31
7:33
7:33
Sunset
7:39
7:37
7:35
7:32
7:30
7:28

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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 Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, near gales from the SSW by Thu night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

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
53 km SW
865m alt.
59 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
6
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 250).
0.0 km
56 km WSW
914m alt.
38 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 255).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 220).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 238).
47
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
44 minutes ago
21°C
Dry
Wind obs. (14 kph from 198 degs) was rejected.
Black Diamond- Alta
81 km E
1156m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
86 km NE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 310).
14 km
91 km ENE
1103m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 259).
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.