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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, near gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Fri night).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2350
6600
8200
6200
8450
2500
2450
2150
2150
2300
2650
8850
7200
3350
km/h
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
40
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
45
W
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
2
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
1
0
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-6
-6
-5
-4
-2
1
4
4
2
min °C
-3
1
0
0
0
-2
-1
-1
-5
-6
-6
-6
-5
-3
-2
3
3
-1
 chill °C
-6
-2
-3
-4
-5
-9
-9
-6
-9
-11
-11
-10
-8
-6
-5
0
-2
-4
Freezing level m
2100
2950
2900
2700
2800
2600
2600
2600
2300
1800
2050
1500
1850
2500
2600
3550
3450
3050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21000-2-1-1-4-6-6-6-5-3-1441263463441-11-2142694
Sunrise
7:33
—
—
7:35
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:41
—
—
Sunset
—
7:28
—
—
7:25
—
—
7:23
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:19
—
—
7:16
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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 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, near gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Fri 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.
4 hours ago
1°C
No report.
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 210).
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 343).
6
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
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
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 253).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-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.
3 hours ago
3°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 86).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 171).
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.