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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
light rain
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2150
8750
8000
5450
9000
2250
2600
2550
2200
6450
8300
9000
8100
3400
2700
km/h
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
5
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
W
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
max °C
2
4
0
3
4
1
3
6
2
5
7
4
7
8
5
8
7
1
min °C
-2
4
0
1
4
0
1
4
0
1
6
3
3
6
4
4
4
-1
 chill °C
-2
2
-2
1
2
-4
-3
1
0
1
4
0
0
3
0
-1
-1
-4
Freezing level m
1200
2750
2750
2550
2850
2600
2300
3050
2400
2500
3350
3600
3650
3700
3650
3400
2800
2050
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Sunrise
7:58
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—
8:00
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:06
—
—
Sunset
—
6:55
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:51
—
—
6:49
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—
6:46
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—
6:45
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Defender Mountain at the specific elevation of 2000 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.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
53 km SW
865m alt.
29 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 179).
10
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
24 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 258).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 10 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
-
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 210).
0.0 km
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
35 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 150).
13
Black Diamond- Alta
81 km E
1156m alt.
2 hours 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.