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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Sat 19 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
9050
7000
9000
9350
5950
3400
3000
3050
3200
5200
km/h
5
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
S
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
7
6
7
8
7
7
7
7
6
7
6
1
2
1
-1
1
1
min °C
7
6
6
8
6
6
7
5
5
6
2
1
2
-2
-2
1
-1
 chill °C
6
4
5
7
4
3
4
3
2
2
-4
-5
-3
-6
-6
-3
-6
Freezing level m
3700
3700
3900
3900
3900
3900
3850
3800
3600
3700
3550
3000
3050
2800
2500
2900
3000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
7678777667412-1-210141012151112141111149795586
Sunrise
7:22
7:24
7:26
7:28
7:28
Sunset
7:45
7:44
7:42
7:39
7:37
7:35

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
-
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 235).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
6°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.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 256).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
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.
3 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 300).
0.0 km
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 194).
3
86 km NE
1204m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 160).
14 km

* 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.