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Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, gales from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3350
8850
5350
4650
4600
2500
2150
2150
2150
2100
4350
3150
3100
km/h
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
20
SSW
45
SSW
60
SSW
65
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
 mm
max °C
2
4
2
2
5
8
8
3
-2
-4
-4
-5
-1
-1
-1
-3
-2
-3
min °C
2
4
1
1
5
5
7
0
-4
-4
-5
-6
-3
-1
-3
-4
-2
-3
 chill °C
-2
0
-2
-3
1
-1
1
-8
-11
-9
-11
-11
-6
-4
-7
-7
-5
-7
Freezing level m
3150
3300
3100
3050
3450
3850
4000
3200
2150
2150
2250
1950
1900
2700
2450
2250
2550
2350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
24225782-3-4-5-6-2-1-2-4-2-3811681210139212-1252252
Sunrise
7:28
7:28
7:31
7:33
7:33
7:35
Sunset
7:37
7:35
7:32
7:30
7:28
7:25

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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 8°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, gales from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Sat night). 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
53 km SW
865m alt.
57 minutes ago
21°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 152).
11
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- 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.
47 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 261).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- 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
15°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
57 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 156).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
42 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 175).
3

* 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.