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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Mon night).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2150
2150
5450
3300
2400
2650
2450
2300
2550
3000
9400
9400
3200
km/h
20
W
10
W
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SSW
20
SW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-4
-4
-2
-1
-1
0
0
-1
0
2
3
4
5
5
4
4
2
min °C
-5
-5
-5
-4
-1
-2
-2
0
-2
-1
1
2
3
5
5
4
4
-1
 chill °C
-11
-9
-5
-7
-4
-7
-7
-4
-5
-4
-1
-1
1
3
2
0
0
-9
Freezing level m
2050
2250
2000
2100
2650
2350
2500
2800
2700
2600
2950
3200
3550
3550
3750
3600
3350
3050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-5-5-3-1-2-10-2-12345544112-135246458681188105
Sunrise
7:39
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:47
—
—
Sunset
—
7:22
—
—
7:19
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:15
—
—
7:13
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—
7:10
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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 Fri morning, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Mon 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
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 303 degs) was rejected.
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
0.0 km
BowValley-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
15°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 285).
16
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
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
9°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 257).
19
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
58 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (24 kph from 248 degs) was rejected.
Black Diamond- Alta
81 km E
1156m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
No report.
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.