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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Sat 12 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
6100
3000
2100
2150
2150
2200
2150
2300
2750
9400
km/h
5
SSE
10
SE
5
NW
10
W
15
NW
5
W
5
SW
0
WSW
0
W
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
WNW
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Snowflake cm
2
13
3
 mm
max °C
2
3
0
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
2
4
5
6
7
8
7
min °C
0
2
-2
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
3
5
5
6
8
6
 chill °C
-2
-1
-6
-7
-6
-5
-4
-2
-2
-3
1
2
3
6
7
6
Freezing level m
2950
3200
2800
2250
2400
2450
2450
2450
2600
2700
3450
3700
3850
3950
3950
3950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
13-1-3-2-2-2-2-2145678757522333537107111310
Sunrise
7:13
7:13
7:16
7:16
7:18
Sunset
8:00
7:58
7:54
7:52
7:51

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Tue 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
2°C
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 153).
0
Bow Valley Airport
54 km NNE
711m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
56 km WSW
914m alt.
54 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 239).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
639m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
Banff Airport
69 km NW
707m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
50 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 209).
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.