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Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, gales from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
9000
6550
8100
3400
km/h
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
S
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
SW
70
SW
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
7
7
7
6
8
7
6
8
7
7
8
7
6
7
6
3
2
-2
min °C
6
7
5
5
8
5
6
8
6
6
8
6
6
7
3
3
0
-5
 chill °C
6
6
5
4
7
4
5
7
4
5
7
4
4
4
0
-2
-8
-11
Freezing level m
3800
3750
3800
3650
3800
3800
3750
3850
3800
3750
3850
3850
3750
3750
3600
3250
3050
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
77668668778767531-411141012151112151112151112149992
Sunrise
7:18
7:20
7:22
7:22
7:24
7:26
Sunset
7:51
7:49
7:45
7:44
7:42
7:39

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, gales from the SW by Tue 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
4 hours ago
1°C
No report.
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 293).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
4 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
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 247).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
4 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 300).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 104).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 196).
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.