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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
2400
2250
2800
2800
9200
6200
2450
3000
2550
2150
2250
2350
km/h
10
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
0
N
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
5
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
0
W
5
SE
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Snowflake cm
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—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
max °C
-5
-4
-1
-2
3
4
1
4
5
2
4
6
2
1
2
1
min °C
-7
-6
-1
-3
-2
4
0
0
4
1
1
5
0
0
2
-1
 chill °C
-11
-9
-1
-3
-4
2
-2
-2
2
-2
-2
2
-2
-2
2
-1
Freezing level m
1050
1000
1850
1400
1350
2700
2250
2300
2950
3200
2350
3100
2350
2050
2300
1600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-11-8-5-2-1-1-110-12-3-5-4-2-6-5-1-3141252361120
Sunrise
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7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:03
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—
Sunset
—
—
6:58
—
—
6:55
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:51
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6:49
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Thu 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.
2 hours ago
-10°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 20).
53 km SW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 309).
8
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 237).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 60).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 300).
10
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 321).
14

* 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.