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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2600
2750
2850
2300
2750
8850
6200
3400
3150
3350
km/h
25
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
1
0
2
4
5
7
7
5
6
5
5
1
2
2
0
1
1
min °C
0
1
-1
0
3
4
5
7
5
5
5
2
1
2
0
0
1
0
 chill °C
-6
-4
-5
-3
0
2
3
5
2
0
0
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
Freezing level m
2800
2950
2700
2750
3400
3600
3900
3900
3750
3750
3600
3400
3100
3050
3050
2750
2950
2850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
11-114567565412101157459791289128796685
Sunrise
7:41
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—
7:43
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—
7:45
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:48
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—
7:50
—
—
Sunset
—
7:16
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—
7:15
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:10
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—
7:07
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7:06
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 298).
2
Bow Valley Airport
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- 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.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 254).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 340).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
Banff Cs- Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
Banff Airport
69 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 142).
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.