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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
6500
5550
6900
6400
8650
8850
2650
2150
2200
2250
2150
5800
4600
km/h
10
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
5
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
1
3
2
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-1
-2
-1
0
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
-2
-4
-6
-7
-7
-4
min °C
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
0
1
2
1
2
2
-2
-3
-4
-9
-8
-7
-7
 chill °C
-5
-6
-5
-5
-4
-3
-3
-3
-4
-2
-3
-5
-6
-8
-15
-12
-11
-12
Freezing level m
2450
2750
2400
2350
2700
3100
3200
3200
3000
3150
3150
2750
2500
2250
1600
1200
1950
1350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-1-2-2-11221220-3-4-8-8-7-635236357469532-3-3-1-3
Sunrise
8:08
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:18
—
—
Sunset
—
6:40
—
—
6:38
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:32
—
—
6:30
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
3 hours ago
-1°C
-
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 210).
53 km SW
865m alt.
46 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 280).
5
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 264).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 210).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
40 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 177).
3
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 208 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.