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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Thu 24 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
5050
8100
4900
3250
2650
2150
2150
2750
2200
2550
5400
6700
2900
2750
2400
2500
2100
km/h
15
SW
20
SSW
40
SSW
55
SSW
60
SW
25
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
35
WSW
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Snowflake cm
4
3
4
 mm
max °C
2
5
8
9
3
-2
-4
-5
-5
-3
-3
-3
-5
-3
-4
-5
-4
-3
min °C
1
5
5
7
0
-3
-5
-5
-6
-3
-3
-5
-5
-3
-5
-5
-4
-6
 chill °C
-3
1
-1
1
-8
-10
-11
-12
-11
-6
-6
-9
-9
-7
-10
-10
-10
-15
Freezing level m
3050
3500
3800
4100
3250
2350
2200
2100
1550
2000
2450
2100
2050
2450
2200
2000
2300
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
25782-3-5-5-6-3-3-4-5-3-5-5-4-581210138312-2140141130
Sunrise
7:28
7:31
7:33
7:33
7:35
7:37
Sunset
7:35
7:32
7:30
7:28
7:25
7:23

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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 Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 210).
53 km SW
865m alt.
54 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 58).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 251).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 150).
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.
2 hours ago
-1°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 30).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 50).
3
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
40 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 209).
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.