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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Sat 19 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 Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
9550
9050
7050
9200
8450
9450
3850
3050
3150
5250
km/h
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
35
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
5
7
6
7
8
7
7
7
7
6
7
6
3
4
2
-1
2
2
min °C
5
7
6
6
8
6
6
7
6
6
7
3
2
3
-1
-2
1
-1
 chill °C
4
6
4
5
7
4
3
4
3
3
5
-2
-3
-3
-5
-6
-3
-4
Freezing level m
3550
3700
3700
3900
3900
3900
3900
3850
3750
3750
3700
3600
3250
3250
2850
2600
2950
3000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
576787777675341-221111410121511121410111498115596
Sunrise
7:22
7:22
7:24
7:26
7:28
7:28
Sunset
7:45
7:44
7:42
7:39
7:37
7:35

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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 Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).

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.
2 hours ago
13°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 230).
53 km SW
865m alt.
34 minutes ago
25°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 216).
3
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 30).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 188).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
47 minutes ago
22°C
Dry
Wind obs. (18 kph from 84 degs) was rejected.
Black Diamond- Alta
81 km E
1156m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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.