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Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
6950
3450
km/h
5
SSW
5
SW
0
W
5
S
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
S
35
SW
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
7
7
7
6
7
6
6
8
7
7
8
7
6
7
6
3
5
3
min °C
5
7
5
5
7
5
5
7
6
6
8
6
6
6
4
3
4
0
 chill °C
4
6
5
3
6
4
3
6
4
5
7
4
4
2
3
-1
-2
-4
Freezing level m
3800
3800
3850
3650
3800
3750
3700
3850
3750
3800
3900
3850
3750
3700
3550
3300
3350
3100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
6766766877876753521014101214111215111215111214109127
Sunrise
7:18
7:20
7:22
7:22
7:24
7:26
Sunset
7:51
7:49
7:45
7:44
7:42
7:39

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Tue 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
-
53 km SW
865m alt.
28 minutes ago
22°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 297).
11
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 120).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
56 km WSW
914m alt.
59 minutes ago
21°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 184).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 290).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 12).
13
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
33 minutes ago
20°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 116).
8

* 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.