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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Sun 13 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
heavy snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2200
2400
2750
km/h
5
W
15
NNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
0
SW
5
N
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
14
7
 mm
max °C
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
0
2
4
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
min °C
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
1
4
4
5
6
5
5
6
4
 chill °C
-6
-7
-4
-4
-2
-2
-4
-1
1
2
3
5
4
4
5
1
Freezing level m
2350
2400
2450
2400
2400
2600
2650
3050
3400
3750
3800
3750
3700
3650
3650
3700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-2-2-2-2-2-12456666653232342696101310111310
Sunrise
7:13
7:16
7:16
7:18
7:20
Sunset
7:58
7:54
7:52
7:51
7:49

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Wed 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
2543m alt.
4 hours ago
1°C
No report.
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 51).
5
Bow Valley Airport
54 km NNE
711m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 220).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
4 hours ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
32 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 261).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
639m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
4 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
Banff Airport
69 km NW
707m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 210).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 238).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
50 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (14 kph from 194 degs) was rejected.

* 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.