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Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3350
2150
2100
2150
2150
2200
2300
2100
6750
2950
2750
2300
2750
km/h
15
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
20
WNW
15
W
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
1
6
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
-5
-5
-5
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
0
1
3
min °C
-1
-2
-2
-2
-5
-5
-5
-6
-5
-3
-4
-3
-3
-4
-1
0
1
 chill °C
-6
-8
-9
-8
-10
-11
-10
-6
-8
-6
-8
-7
-6
-7
-4
-3
-1
Freezing level m
2700
2300
2350
2450
2250
2050
2150
1400
1850
2400
2000
2200
2500
2150
2550
2800
3200
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Sunrise
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
Sunset
7:25
—
—
7:23
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:19
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:15
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Thu 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.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
63
Gales from the SW
(63 kph at 230).
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 163).
8
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 249).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
0.0 km
BanffCs-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
12°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 220).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
34 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 227).
14
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
18
Light winds from the SSW
(18 kph at 205).
21

* 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.