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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2150
2350
2300
2300
2550
2650
8900
6350
2900
2550
2200
2250
2250
2150
km/h
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
N
5
NW
5
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
3
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-9
-11
-10
-8
-3
0
1
0
1
1
1
-1
-1
-4
-7
-8
-4
min °C
-10
-10
-12
-11
-9
-7
-2
0
0
0
1
-1
-1
-2
-6
-8
-8
-8
 chill °C
-16
-16
-18
-16
-9
-10
-5
-2
-2
-2
-2
-5
-6
-9
-12
-8
-11
-11
Freezing level m
1600
1750
850
800
1800
1200
1300
2900
2850
2850
3050
2900
2300
2700
2050
1800
1850
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-10-12-11-9-5-110110-1-2-5-8-8-6-3-3-7-6-2-4141351340-2-1-5
Sunrise
7:54
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
Sunset
—
7:00
—
—
6:58
—
—
6:55
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:51
—
—
6:49
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.

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
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 320).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 60).
0.0 km
56 km WSW
914m alt.
53 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 292).
2
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
69 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 30).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 308).
13
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
-
Wind obs. (21 kph from 291 degs) was rejected.
86 km NE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 340).
14 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
91 km ENE
1103m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 306).
11
94 km ENE
1145m alt.
45 minutes ago
2°C
-
Wind obs. (8 kph from 276 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.