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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
8500
8650
2850
2450
2150
2200
2250
2300
2350
2300
2150
km/h
30
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
25
WSW
5
S
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
W
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
10
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
4
5
4
2
0
-1
-9
-10
-11
-10
-8
-2
1
2
3
min °C
3
3
4
4
0
0
-8
-10
-10
-12
-10
-8
-7
0
2
2
 chill °C
-2
-1
0
-1
-7
-6
-13
-16
-15
-18
-13
-8
-10
-2
-1
-1
Freezing level m
3500
3500
3450
3600
3150
2800
2250
1450
1650
900
800
1850
1150
1250
3200
3600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
Sunset
—
—
7:04
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:00
—
—
6:58
—
—
6:55
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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 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Sat 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.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 220).
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 267).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 10).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 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
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 255).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 30).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 120).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
45 minutes ago
2°C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 245).
8

* 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.