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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3350
2450
2150
2150
2350
2100
6650
6600
6900
3150
2850
2550
2300
2600
km/h
60
SSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
-3
-5
-5
-5
-1
0
-1
-1
-1
0
0
2
1
-3
-2
-3
min °C
0
-4
-5
-5
-6
-3
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
1
-3
-4
-3
-5
 chill °C
-6
-10
-11
-10
-11
-6
-4
-5
-6
-5
-5
-8
-6
-9
-10
-9
-5
Freezing level m
3200
2200
2150
2150
1900
2000
2700
2550
2450
2700
2750
2550
2900
2650
2200
2500
2200
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Sunrise
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:35
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
Sunset
7:32
—
—
7:30
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:25
—
—
7:23
—
—
7:22
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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 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue night, calm by Wed 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.
3 hours ago
-
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 230).
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 81).
18
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 260).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 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
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 307).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 160).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 240).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 99).
14
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 46).
8

* 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.