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Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Mon 21 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon morning, min 1°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
9550
9250
7800
7750
9450
5350
2800
2700
2300
2150
2300
2500
km/h
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
45
SW
40
SSW
25
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
8
2
 mm
max °C
8
8
7
5
6
5
2
3
2
2
4
7
2
0
-3
-6
-5
-1
min °C
7
8
5
5
6
2
1
3
1
1
3
5
1
0
-6
-7
-6
-5
 chill °C
4
5
3
3
4
-3
-4
-2
-3
-3
-2
-1
-6
-6
-12
-14
-12
-10
Freezing level m
3950
3950
3800
3600
3600
3450
3050
3150
3000
3050
3300
3750
3100
2850
2300
1900
2150
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:24
7:26
7:28
7:28
7:31
7:33
Sunset
7:42
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 8°C on Mon morning, min 1°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat 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
26 km NNE
1981m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
0
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 220).
53 km SW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 210).
5
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
44 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 187).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
34 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 214).
19

* 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.