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Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, gales from the SSW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5750
5300
4300
5000
2350
2150
2150
2150
2100
2450
6200
5200
3000
2850
km/h
20
SW
10
SW
20
SSW
40
SSW
50
SSW
65
SSW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
2
2
5
8
8
3
-2
-4
-5
-5
-4
-3
-3
-4
-3
-4
min °C
1
1
5
5
7
-1
-4
-5
-5
-7
-4
-3
-4
-4
-3
-5
 chill °C
-4
-2
1
0
0
-9
-10
-11
-11
-11
-7
-6
-7
-7
-7
-9
Freezing level m
3100
3050
3450
3850
4000
3250
2200
2200
2200
1900
1850
2400
2200
2100
2450
2150
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Sunrise
7:28
7:31
7:33
7:33
7:35
Sunset
7:35
7:32
7:30
7:28
7:25

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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 8°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, gales from the SSW by Fri morning).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). 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
53 km SW
865m alt.
41 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 58).
0
Bow Valley Airport
54 km NNE
711m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
56 km WSW
914m alt.
36 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 251).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
639m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Banff Airport
69 km NW
707m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 220).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
33 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 141).
3
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
43 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 190).
3
Black Diamond- Alta
81 km E
1156m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Calgar / pringba Airport
86 km NE
533m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).
14 km
91 km ENE
1103m alt.
43 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 264).
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.