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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2350
9150
9300
8300
km/h
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
S
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
1
3
4
7
7
7
6
8
7
6
7
6
6
7
6
5
7
5
min °C
-1
2
3
5
7
5
5
7
5
5
7
6
6
7
5
5
6
-1
 chill °C
-1
0
0
3
6
5
5
6
3
3
6
4
4
4
2
2
2
-5
Freezing level m
2650
3050
3550
3800
3750
3850
3700
3800
3800
3650
3750
3700
3800
3850
3750
3600
3650
3350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:16
7:18
7:20
7:22
7:22
7:24
Sunset
7:52
7:51
7:49
7:45
7:44
7:42

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

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
26 km NNE
1981m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
0
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
53 km SW
865m alt.
49 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 341).
6
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
43 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 268).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
17°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 148).
5

* 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.