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Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Wed 09 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2200
2850
3400
2350
2150
2300
2150
2100
2200
2500
2150
3400
2450
km/h
15
W
15
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
20
WSW
5
NW
5
ENE
5
E
5
SSE
0
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
S
5
S
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
2
1
 mm
0.5
max °C
3
5
6
3
3
0
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-3
-2
1
0
1
3
1
min °C
2
4
4
3
1
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
0
0
1
3
-1
 chill °C
-2
1
-2
-4
-4
-6
-6
-6
-7
-4
-4
-7
-6
-2
-3
0
3
-3
Freezing level m
3150
3350
3850
3300
3200
2600
2350
2500
2200
2200
2350
2050
2300
2850
2850
2950
3150
2800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
35532-2-3-3-4-4-4-4-31013071189833422304857105
Sunrise
7:05
7:07
7:09
7:11
7:13
7:13
Sunset
8:08
8:06
8:04
8:01
8:00
7:58

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sat morning). 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.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
53 km SW
865m alt.
55 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 49).
2
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
12°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 248).
0
59 km NE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 339).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
18°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 70).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 138).
5

* 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.