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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Drizzle on Thu night turning to light snow on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
5750
8300
9150
8750
2150
2150
2150
2150
2550
2250
km/h
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
ESE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
5
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.3
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
5
6
3
6
7
4
7
8
6
2
1
-3
-3
-2
-6
min °C
2
2
5
3
3
5
3
3
7
2
1
-1
-6
-5
-3
-9
 chill °C
0
2
3
0
-1
2
0
1
6
1
1
-3
-10
-9
-3
-9
Freezing level m
2400
2500
2800
2900
3100
2900
2850
2850
3050
2950
2300
2100
1200
1050
1700
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
8:11
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:18
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:38
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:32
—
—
6:30
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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 Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle on Thu night turning to light snow on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Sat 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 210).
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 246).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 30).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Black Diamond- Alta
81 km E
1156m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
86 km NE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 330).
14 km
Azure- Alta
91 km E
1143m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
No report.

* 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.