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Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Sun 13 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 2°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
6150
2750
2100
2150
2150
2150
2150
2400
2650
2700
9300
km/h
10
SE
5
WSW
5
W
15
NNW
5
W
10
SW
0
ENE
0
WSW
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
12
4
 mm
max °C
3
0
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
1
4
5
6
7
7
7
7
8
7
min °C
2
-1
-3
-2
-2
-2
-3
-2
-2
2
4
5
6
7
5
6
7
6
 chill °C
-1
-4
-6
-7
-5
-5
-3
-2
-2
0
1
3
5
6
4
5
6
5
Freezing level m
3200
2850
2350
2400
2500
2450
2400
2600
2550
3350
3600
3850
3900
3800
3850
3850
3800
3850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
3-1-3-2-2-2-3-2-13567767878532333537107101310121511
Sunrise
7:13
7:13
7:16
7:16
7:18
7:20
Sunset
8:00
7:58
7:54
7:52
7:51
7:49

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 2°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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 70).
53 km SW
865m alt.
52 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 11).
3
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 100).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 258).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 60).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
45 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 144).
14
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
16
Light winds from the ESE
(16 kph at 117).
21

* 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.