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Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
8700
9050
3400
2300
2150
2150
2150
2150
6900
5750
2950
2150
2100
2150
2150
2150
2150
2750
km/h
10
SW
15
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSE
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
1
5
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
0
-1
-2
-2
-3
-5
-5
-4
-3
-4
-3
-2
-2
-2
-1
0
-1
min °C
0
0
-2
-2
-2
-4
-6
-6
-6
-3
-5
-4
-2
-3
-4
-2
0
-2
 chill °C
-4
-4
-9
-9
-8
-9
-11
-11
-9
-6
-9
-8
-7
-7
-8
-5
-2
-2
Freezing level m
2700
2750
2400
2400
2550
2300
2050
2150
1600
2100
2250
1550
2250
2500
2200
2150
2750
2350
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Sunrise
7:35
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
Sunset
—
7:25
—
—
7:23
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:19
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:15
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Thu afternoon). 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.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 200).
53 km SW
865m alt.
29 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 302).
5
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-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.
39 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 252).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-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
0°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
54 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 135).
8
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
27 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
10
Light winds from the SSW
(10 kph at 203).
13

* 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.