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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
6500
9400
9100
3000
2850
2150
2950
6850
5250
6900
7300
5600
3400
2950
km/h
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
W
20
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
7
4
7
9
5
7
5
-1
1
2
1
4
5
2
4
4
2
min °C
6
3
3
7
4
4
2
-2
-2
1
1
1
4
2
2
3
0
 chill °C
4
0
0
4
-1
-1
-4
-8
-2
-1
1
-2
2
-1
1
1
-2
Freezing level m
3400
3850
3700
3850
3800
3250
2550
1650
1700
2250
2150
2350
2800
2400
2400
2600
2200
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Sunrise
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:08
—
—
8:11
—
—
Sunset
6:49
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:40
—
—
6:38
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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 -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Tue 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.
50 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 168).
3
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 247).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 190).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 157).
16
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
53 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 120).
8

* 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.