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Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Wed 09 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2200
2800
8200
3300
2900
2150
2150
2150
2150
2350
2350
2100
3150
3150
km/h
15
W
15
WSW
55
WSW
45
SW
35
WSW
5
W
5
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
0
WSW
0
NNW
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
 mm
0.2
max °C
3
5
6
4
4
0
-3
-3
-3
-3
-1
-2
-2
2
1
0
2
1
min °C
1
4
4
4
2
-3
-3
-3
-4
-3
-2
-3
-3
1
0
0
2
0
 chill °C
-4
1
-3
-2
-3
-6
-6
-6
-7
-3
-2
-6
-6
-1
-3
-2
0
-3
Freezing level m
3150
3350
3900
3400
3350
2700
2350
2400
2150
2300
2550
2350
2400
2950
2850
2750
3000
2900
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Sunrise
7:05
7:07
7:09
7:11
7:13
7:13
Sunset
8:08
8:06
8:04
8:01
8:00
7:58

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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 6°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Sat 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
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 147).
2
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
0.0 km
56 km WSW
914m alt.
58 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 273).
5
59 km NE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the WSW
(8 kph at 256).
13
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 275).
66
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
Dry
27
Moderate winds from the WSW
(27 kph at 253).
35
Black Diamond- Alta
81 km E
1156m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).
86 km NE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
clear
Clear
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 280).
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.