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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 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 afternoon, 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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Sun 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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2500
2300
2600
2150
6900
8950
9150
8900
3000
2250
2150
5650
4700
3600
3000
km/h
20
W
35
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
55
WSW
60
SW
40
SW
35
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
—
—
—
—
1
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
0
-2
2
4
4
5
6
5
2
0
-5
-6
-4
-2
-2
-2
-2
min °C
-1
-1
-3
-1
4
4
4
5
4
2
-2
-7
-7
-5
-4
-3
-2
-5
 chill °C
-6
-6
-6
-4
1
-1
-1
0
-2
-6
-10
-16
-11
-9
-7
-7
-7
-9
Freezing level m
2350
2800
2250
2350
3450
3800
3750
3850
3800
3300
2800
1550
1450
2200
2150
2200
2500
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-1-31445652-1-6-7-5-3-3-2-435138468565-2-221231
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 afternoon, 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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Sun 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
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 262).
5
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 260).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
59 minutes ago
14°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 260).
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 240).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
59 minutes ago
13°C
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
44 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 235).
21
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 260).
29
86 km NE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
Clear
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 290).
14 km

* 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.