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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
9100
9250
8450
8400
km/h
5
N
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-1
1
3
5
7
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
6
6
7
6
min °C
-2
-1
2
3
6
7
6
5
7
4
5
6
5
6
7
5
 chill °C
-2
-3
0
0
5
6
5
5
6
2
3
4
3
4
4
2
Freezing level m
2550
2700
3100
3600
3850
3800
3900
3700
3800
3650
3550
3650
3650
3800
3850
3750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-203477767556667646108101410121410111310121410
Sunrise
7:16
7:18
7:20
7:22
7:22
Sunset
7:52
7:51
7:49
7:45
7:44

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Mon 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.
59 minutes ago
0°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
0
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
53 km SW
865m alt.
44 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 359).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 240).
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.
41 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 255).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
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
2°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 151).
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.