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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
9550
8850
9200
7000
7950
6900
7500
4450
km/h
5
SSE
5
SW
5
S
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
5
7
6
5
7
6
7
8
7
6
7
7
5
6
5
3
5
4
min °C
5
7
5
5
7
5
6
7
5
5
7
5
5
6
3
3
5
3
 chill °C
4
6
4
3
6
3
5
6
3
2
4
3
2
4
-1
-2
1
-1
Freezing level m
3600
3750
3650
3600
3700
3650
3800
3850
3850
3750
3800
3700
3550
3600
3550
3350
3450
3400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
576576786676564354111410111410121411111411111399128
Sunrise
7:20
7:22
7:22
7:24
7:26
7:28
Sunset
7:49
7:45
7:44
7:42
7:39
7:37

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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 Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed 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
-
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 60).
53 km SW
865m alt.
26 minutes ago
24°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 232).
5
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 20).
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.
23 minutes ago
23°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 260).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-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.
2 hours ago
21°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
55 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 159).
16
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
30 minutes ago
20°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the SE
(8 kph at 138).
13

* 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.