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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5450
3350
2550
2150
2150
2300
2100
2450
8550
6250
2950
2850
2450
2300
2800
5250
km/h
60
SSW
55
SSW
30
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
SW
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
2
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
8
3
-3
-4
-5
-4
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
0
1
-1
-5
-5
-5
min °C
7
1
-4
-5
-5
-6
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
0
-4
-5
-5
-6
 chill °C
1
-4
-11
-10
-11
-11
-5
-5
-4
-4
-5
-5
-6
-6
-10
-11
-11
-10
Freezing level m
4050
3200
2200
2200
2150
1900
2150
2600
2500
2500
2700
2700
2700
2850
2500
2050
2250
1900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:31
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:35
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
Sunset
—
7:32
—
—
7:30
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:25
—
—
7:23
—
—
7:22
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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 8°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
-
59
Near gales from the SSW
(59 kph at 210).
53 km SW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 53).
24
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
No report.
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 274 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
-
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 210).
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 210).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
47 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 169).
26
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 180).
24

* 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.