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Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Wed 09 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 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 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2800
3350
3850
2200
2400
2150
2150
2300
2350
2250
2750
3200
3100
km/h
15
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
35
WSW
0
WNW
10
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
0
E
10
W
5
NW
5
W
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
0.1
0.3
max °C
5
6
4
3
0
-3
-2
-3
-4
-3
-4
-3
0
0
-1
1
0
min °C
3
4
3
2
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
-4
-3
-1
-1
-1
1
-1
 chill °C
0
-2
-3
-3
-6
-6
-6
-7
-4
-3
-6
-5
-1
-4
-3
-1
-4
Freezing level m
3300
3900
3400
3250
2700
2350
2550
2200
2200
2400
2150
2250
2750
2700
2700
2900
2700
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Sunrise
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 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). 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.
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 210).
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 64).
5
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
58 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 256).
0
59 km NE
1317m alt.
49 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 306).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 150 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
17°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 82).
16

* 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.