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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
9450
9150
2650
6700
4550
4650
6100
4300
3000
2600
8150
km/h
30
WSW
25
WSW
50
WSW
65
SW
55
W
50
W
5
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
25
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
5
6
5
2
-3
-6
-6
-4
-2
-1
0
0
-1
-1
-3
1
1
1
min °C
4
5
4
1
-5
-7
-7
-5
-4
-2
0
-1
-1
-2
-5
-2
1
0
 chill °C
-1
0
-3
-7
-15
-16
-10
-9
-7
-7
-4
-5
-8
-7
-10
-6
-3
-4
Freezing level m
3750
3800
3850
3250
2450
1650
1700
2250
2150
2300
2800
2700
2500
2700
2100
2200
3000
3100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
5652-4-7-7-5-3-20-1-1-2-4-11169663-2-121363451362
Sunrise
8:03
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:08
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:12
—
—
Sunset
—
6:46
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:40
—
—
6:38
—
—
6:37
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Defender Mountain at the specific elevation of 2821 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
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 167).
6
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 230).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- 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.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 241).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- 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
1°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 210).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
34 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 99).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (19 kph from 192 degs) was rejected.
Black Diamond- Alta
81 km E
1156m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).

* 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.