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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -1°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Wed night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
9500
9450
7050
9400
7750
8900
8300
km/h
0
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
6
5
7
6
7
8
7
7
7
7
5
6
6
3
4
3
min °C
4
5
6
6
6
7
6
6
7
5
5
6
3
2
4
-1
 chill °C
3
3
5
4
5
6
4
3
4
3
3
4
-2
-3
-1
-6
Freezing level m
3650
3550
3650
3700
3900
3900
3900
3900
3850
3750
3650
3700
3500
3200
3300
3100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
557678777656534110111410121511121411111399116
Sunrise
7:22
7:22
7:24
7:26
7:28
Sunset
7:45
7:44
7:42
7:39
7:37

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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 4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -1°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, strong winds from the SW 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
1°C
No report.
53 km SW
865m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 235).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
3°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.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 249).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 30).
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.
2 hours ago
4°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
3 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 194).
10
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
49 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 220).
3

* 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.