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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Mon 05 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Mon morning, min 2°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
8600
9350
8900
8700
9000
6850
9500
9250
2700
2150
2150
2150
km/h
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
35
W
35
W
20
W
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
50
WSW
40
WSW
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
12
3
2
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
5
5
4
3
4
4
3
4
3
4
5
4
4
3
0
-8
-11
-12
min °C
4
5
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
-6
-9
-11
-13
 chill °C
-1
1
-1
-4
-3
0
-1
0
0
0
2
-1
-3
-3
-10
-15
-17
-21
Freezing level m
3600
3500
3450
3300
3300
3400
3250
3300
3400
3400
3400
3450
3600
3300
2300
1600
1500
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:47
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—
7:48
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
Sunset
—
7:10
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:06
—
—
7:04
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:00
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Mon morning, min 2°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue morning, 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 Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Fri 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
53 km SW
865m alt.
43 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 309).
0
Bow Valley Airport
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
50 minutes ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 255).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
4 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
Banff Airport
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 310).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 181).
2

* 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.