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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Thu 10 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
3500
3250
3050
2150
2200
2250
2100
2350
2600
2100
3000
9250
2550
2850
2150
2150
2250
2500
km/h
50
WSW
25
WSW
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
SE
0
W
0
NE
10
ENE
5
E
5
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSE
0
NNW
5
WSW
5
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
1
11
1
 mm
0.1
1
max °C
4
3
0
-3
-3
-3
-4
-3
-2
-1
2
1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
2
min °C
3
1
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
-3
-2
1
-1
-1
-1
-3
-3
-2
1
 chill °C
-2
-4
-6
-6
-6
-7
-4
-3
-6
-4
1
-5
-3
-3
-5
-3
-5
-1
Freezing level m
3400
3250
2750
2350
2500
2200
2200
2450
2400
2500
2950
2950
2650
2750
2450
2250
2600
3400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
42-2-3-3-4-4-3-3-220-1-1-2-3-22994342242594463243
Sunrise
7:07
7:09
7:11
7:13
7:13
7:16
Sunset
8:06
8:04
8:01
8:00
7:58
7:54

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Mon 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
53 km SW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 111).
8
Bow Valley Airport
54 km NNE
711m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- 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
13°C
Dry
10
Light winds from the W
(10 kph at 281).
14
Banff Airport
66 km NW
639m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
Banff Airport
69 km NW
707m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 96).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the WNW
(8 kph at 296).
10

* 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.