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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2750
2350
6450
6700
2650
2300
2150
2150
2450
8900
6800
km/h
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
W
10
W
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
0
0
0
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-3
-5
-4
-2
1
4
4
min °C
-6
-2
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-2
-5
-6
-5
-4
-1
3
3
 chill °C
-11
-5
-3
-5
-5
-6
-9
-8
-8
-11
-14
-9
-7
-5
0
0
Freezing level m
1800
2100
2850
2700
2550
2750
2550
2450
2550
2350
2000
2300
2200
2550
3250
3600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-10-1-1-1-2-1-2-4-6-5-3044-1263462332131486
Sunrise
—
7:33
—
—
7:35
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:39
—
—
Sunset
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:25
—
—
7:23
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:19
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 70).
3
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 220).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 253).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
12°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- 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.
3 hours ago
4°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 220).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 300).
3
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 177).
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.