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Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min 0°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2300
2650
2200
6750
9050
9250
8800
2850
2500
2150
6750
5550
4900
3100
2150
km/h
15
W
0
WNW
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
SE
5
ESE
10
S
5
SE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
5
2
6
8
4
7
9
5
7
4
-1
0
1
1
1
2
0
min °C
4
0
1
6
4
4
7
4
4
2
-3
-3
1
0
0
1
-3
 chill °C
1
0
1
4
1
1
4
-1
-1
-3
-9
-6
-1
0
-2
0
-3
Freezing level m
2650
2200
2500
3450
3800
3750
3850
3800
3200
2550
1500
1500
2150
2150
2000
2300
1750
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Sunrise
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:08
—
—
Sunset
6:51
—
—
6:49
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:40
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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 0°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
53 km SW
865m alt.
47 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 260).
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 258).
3
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
50 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 47).
21
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
54 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
21
Moderate winds from the NNW
(21 kph at 333).
23

* 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.