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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
snow showers
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
8850
2800
2300
2150
2250
2300
2200
2350
2300
2150
2150
2200
km/h
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
0
W
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
0
ESE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
0.9
0.6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
11
8
7
6
3
-4
-3
-5
-3
-1
-3
3
5
1
4
4
1
min °C
11
6
6
5
-1
-4
-3
-7
-6
-1
-3
-1
4
1
1
4
1
 chill °C
9
3
2
2
-4
-8
-6
-10
-9
-1
-3
-3
3
-1
-1
2
0
Freezing level m
3400
3650
3250
2700
2300
1500
1700
1000
900
1850
1250
1350
3000
3100
3300
3100
2900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
Sunset
7:04
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:00
—
—
6:58
—
—
6:55
—
—
6:52
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°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.
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 220).
53 km SW
865m alt.
3 hours ago
18°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 151).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
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.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 249).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 240).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
54 minutes ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
39 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 132).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 96).
5

* 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.