– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W
Defender Mountain Weather Forecast
Kananaskis Range · CanadaIssued: 11 pm Wed 09 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Wed 09 Sep Local Time
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2 Defender Mountain Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryDrizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | rain shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | light snow | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | heavy snow | |
Cloud base (m) | 8500 | 3450 | 3300 | 2400 | 2200 | 2250 | 2250 | 2150 | 2600 | 2950 | 2100 | 2200 | 2250 | 2150 | 2150 | 2150 |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
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 cm | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 18 |
mm | — | 0.1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -2 |
min °C | 4 | 3 | 2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -3 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -5 |
chill °C | -3 | -3 | -3 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -3 | 0 | -1 | -4 | -3 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 |
Freezing level m | 3850 | 3450 | 3300 | 2750 | 2350 | 2550 | 2200 | 2350 | 2800 | 2500 | 2750 | 2650 | 2800 | 2500 | 2500 | 2350 |
 | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:58 | — |
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).
Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -5°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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta | |||||
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Bow Valley- Alta | |||||
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Banff Cs- Alta | |||||
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