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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
9550
9450
8950
8950
8450
9100
9050
8850
9100
km/h
15
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
35
WSW
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
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—
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—
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7
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
7
5
5
5
4
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
5
5
3
min °C
6
5
4
5
2
2
3
2
2
4
2
2
4
3
4
5
-5
 chill °C
3
1
-1
1
-3
-3
-3
-1
-1
2
-1
-1
2
0
0
0
-10
Freezing level m
3900
3750
3550
3450
3400
3150
3150
3250
3250
3300
3300
3250
3350
3400
3600
3550
3150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
7555323334334455-113891177107810781178104
Sunrise
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7:47
—
—
7:48
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
Sunset
7:13
—
—
7:10
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:06
—
—
7:04
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—
7:01
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

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
10°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 220).
53 km SW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 274).
6
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 330).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 250).
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 220).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
55 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 182).
14
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the ESE
(8 kph at 123).
10
86 km NE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 160).
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.