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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
8450
6550
4950
5750
6850
9050
3300
2150
2150
2250
km/h
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
5
ESE
15
N
10
NW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
7
3
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-4
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
0
-5
-9
-9
min °C
-6
-4
-4
-2
-1
-2
-2
0
1
1
2
0
-1
1
-3
-8
-9
-10
 chill °C
-10
-7
-8
-6
-6
-5
-5
-3
-2
-4
-5
-7
-6
-4
-7
-14
-16
-14
Freezing level m
1900
2350
2150
2350
2750
2350
2350
2800
3150
3150
3200
2850
2650
2900
2750
1900
1650
900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:07
—
—
8:08
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:15
—
—
Sunset
—
6:43
—
—
6:40
—
—
6:38
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:32
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

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.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 230).
53 km SW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 359).
5
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 246).
8
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
44 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 119).
14
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 141).
5

* 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.