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Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Fri 11 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2950
2350
2150
2700
6250
2250
2100
2150
2150
2150
2150
2100
2150
2150
2650
km/h
5
E
10
SSE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
E
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
6
3
3
 mm
max °C
-1
-3
-2
2
1
2
0
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-1
2
3
4
min °C
-1
-3
-2
0
0
0
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
0
2
3
 chill °C
-1
-6
-4
-2
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-5
-3
-3
-3
-6
-3
-2
0
Freezing level m
2750
2250
2400
2800
2900
3250
2800
2400
2450
2500
2500
2300
2350
2250
2800
3250
3550
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Sunrise
7:11
7:13
7:13
7:16
7:16
Sunset
8:04
8:01
8:00
7:58
7:54
7:52

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Mon 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
-
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 50).
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 220).
5
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 256).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
-
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 60).
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 60).
0.0 km
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 188).
2
Black Diamond- Alta
81 km E
1156m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 260 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.