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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
9150
2550
3500
3000
6850
5050
4450
3200
6450
2950
3000
2150
km/h
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
0.2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
9
6
7
4
-1
1
2
1
4
5
2
3
3
0
3
5
1
min °C
8
5
4
2
-2
-2
2
0
1
4
1
1
2
-1
0
3
0
 chill °C
5
1
-1
-4
-6
-2
0
0
-1
2
-2
-1
0
-3
-2
0
-3
Freezing level m
3750
3900
3250
2400
1800
1700
2300
2050
2300
2600
2300
2150
2400
1950
2050
2750
2350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
651-4-7-6-5-3-2-2-3-4-4-5-2-1-29663-2-12135223-1241
Sunrise
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:08
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:12
—
—
Sunset
6:46
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:40
—
—
6:38
—
—
6:37
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
53 km SW
865m alt.
58 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 177).
0
Bow Valley- 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.
58 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 257).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 330 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
16°C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 230).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 150).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
59 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
Wind obs. (16 kph from 175 degs) was rejected.
Black Diamond- Alta
81 km E
1156m alt.
1 hour ago
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).

* 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.