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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2100
2150
2150
2150
2450
8500
5800
2750
2850
2450
8750
8600
9450
km/h
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
10
W
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
S
10
SW
15
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
3
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-3
-5
-5
-4
-3
-1
-2
-1
-1
0
1
3
5
6
7
5
min °C
-2
-4
-5
-5
-5
-4
-2
-2
-2
-1
-2
0
2
3
5
6
4
 chill °C
-8
-10
-10
-10
-8
-7
-5
-6
-4
-3
-4
-2
0
1
4
4
1
Freezing level m
2400
2250
2050
2200
1700
2050
2550
2400
2400
2700
2500
2850
3100
3500
3800
3850
3750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-4-5-5-5-4-2-2-2-1-11346752212-12423535869127
Sunrise
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:45
—
—
Sunset
7:23
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:19
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:15
—
—
7:13
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Fri 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.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 328).
6
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
0.0 km
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 276).
3
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
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
8°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 240).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 63).
11
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
56 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 206 degs) was rejected.
86 km NE
1204m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 300).
14 km
91 km ENE
1103m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 272).
0

* 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.