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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2150
2150
2250
2150
2150
2200
2150
2100
2950
2300
2150
2200
2150
2300
2500
2500
km/h
0
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-1
0
-2
0
1
-2
2
2
-3
1
3
-1
1
1
-2
min °C
-8
-7
-1
-4
-4
-1
-3
-1
0
-5
-3
1
-1
-2
-1
-2
 chill °C
-8
-7
-3
-6
-6
-3
-3
-1
-2
-8
-3
-2
-4
-5
-4
-2
Freezing level m
400
500
2100
1250
1000
2100
1150
1450
2250
1150
1050
3250
1300
1400
2200
1350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-7-4-4-5-5-5-4-5-7-12-1-3-4-4-8-4-1-3-20-311-4-12-1-10-2
Sunrise
—
8:27
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:33
—
—
8:34
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:13
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Sun 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.
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
53 km SW
865m alt.
39 minutes ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 322).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
50 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
49 minutes ago
-1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 256).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 280).
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
-7°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
35 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 188).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-6°C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 165 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.