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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Mon night).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2600
2350
2600
2150
6950
8900
8800
8850
3100
2550
2150
6100
4250
5700
km/h
20
W
35
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
50
WSW
65
SW
65
SW
35
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
0
-2
2
4
4
6
6
4
2
-1
-6
-7
-5
-3
-4
-4
-5
min °C
0
-1
-3
-1
4
3
4
5
4
1
-4
-8
-8
-6
-4
-4
-4
-6
 chill °C
-5
-6
-6
-4
1
-2
-1
0
-2
-7
-13
-14
-12
-10
-7
-9
-8
-6
Freezing level m
2600
2850
2250
2400
3500
3700
3750
3800
3750
3300
2750
1700
1500
2150
2050
1950
2300
1950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1-1-31445642-3-7-8-6-4-4-4-635148468565-2-21012-1
Sunrise
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:08
—
—
Sunset
—
6:51
—
—
6:49
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:40
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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 morning, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Mon 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
57 minutes ago
1°C
-
85
Severe gales from the SW
(85 kph at 230).
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 255).
0
Bow Valley Airport
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
57 minutes ago
12°C
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 240).
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 255).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
57 minutes ago
8°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
42 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 242).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
23
Moderate winds from the SSW
(23 kph at 211).
27

* 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.