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Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Sat 12 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2700
6000
2600
2100
2150
2150
2250
2200
2200
2250
2800
2600
3150
km/h
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
SE
5
WNW
10
W
15
NW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
4
14
2
1
 mm
max °C
2
2
3
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
0
0
1
3
3
6
8
9
min °C
0
0
2
-2
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
0
2
2
4
7
7
 chill °C
-2
-2
-1
-6
-7
-6
-5
-4
-4
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
3
6
5
Freezing level m
2850
2900
3200
2650
2250
2400
2450
2450
2450
2700
2600
2900
3050
3250
3700
4000
4250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:13
7:13
7:16
7:16
7:18
Sunset
8:01
8:00
7:58
7:54
7:52
7:51

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 179).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 242).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
19°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 190 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.
3 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 202).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 163).
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.