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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2650
2350
2150
2450
2300
2250
2500
2400
2150
6000
2350
2350
2250
km/h
45
SW
25
WSW
5
SW
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
E
0
E
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
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Snowflake cm
—
1
8
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
-1
-2
-9
-9
-11
-9
-7
-2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
-1
-4
min °C
0
-1
-6
-10
-10
-12
-10
-8
-6
0
3
1
2
1
1
1
-2
-6
 chill °C
-7
-7
-9
-16
-16
-17
-14
-8
-10
-3
1
-2
1
-2
-2
-2
-6
-11
Freezing level m
3200
2700
2250
1450
1700
750
700
1850
1150
1300
3350
3300
3300
3050
3100
3100
2650
1900
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Sunrise
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:00
—
—
Sunset
—
7:01
—
—
7:00
—
—
6:58
—
—
6:55
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:51
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Wed 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.
1 hour ago
0°C
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
53 km SW
865m alt.
36 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 190).
18
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
56 km WSW
914m alt.
37 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 240).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
-
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 210).
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 210).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
3 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 222).
69
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
32
Fresh winds from the SW
(32 kph at 233).
39

* 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.