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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Thu 24 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
5200
5500
2400
2150
2150
2350
2150
6550
6000
7200
9150
2900
2700
2150
km/h
40
SSW
65
SSW
65
SSW
30
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
7
8
4
-3
-4
-5
-5
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
min °C
5
7
1
-4
-5
-5
-6
-4
-2
-2
-2
-1
-3
-3
-2
-5
 chill °C
0
1
-4
-12
-10
-11
-10
-7
-5
-6
-5
-5
-10
-9
-7
-10
Freezing level m
3750
4000
3400
2250
2200
2100
1900
2000
2500
2400
2450
2700
2450
2300
2600
2300
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Sunrise
—
7:31
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:35
—
—
7:37
—
—
Sunset
—
—
7:32
—
—
7:30
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:25
—
—
7:23
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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 Fri morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Wed morning). 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.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 296).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
46 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 251).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 140).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
37 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 220).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 97 degs) was rejected.

* 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.