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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Thu 08 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 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
8800
6500
2450
2700
2150
2300
2350
2150
2200
2150
2150
2150
2150
2550
2500
km/h
15
SW
20
SW
40
WSW
35
SW
25
WSW
5
WSW
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
E
5
N
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
15
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
5
5
2
0
-1
-10
-9
-11
-9
-7
-1
2
2
2
-1
-2
-4
min °C
3
4
3
0
-1
-8
-10
-10
-12
-10
-7
-6
1
2
0
-2
-3
-5
 chill °C
-1
0
-3
-7
-5
-14
-16
-16
-18
-14
-7
-9
-1
-1
-4
-6
-8
-10
Freezing level m
3500
3450
3650
3100
2750
2300
1400
1700
800
750
1900
1100
1250
3300
3200
2250
2450
1800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
4541-1-5-10-10-12-10-7-4221-2-3-59117660-4-3-7-5-1-315112-2
Sunrise
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
Sunset
—
7:04
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:00
—
—
6:58
—
—
6:55
—
—
6:52
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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 -12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -10°C on Sun morning). 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
53 km SW
865m alt.
28 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 269).
0
Bow Valley Airport
54 km NNE
711m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 258).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
639m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 290).
0.0 km
BanffCs-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
707m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 70).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 156).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
28 minutes ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 170).
0
Calgar / pringba Airport
86 km NE
533m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 300).
14 km
91 km ENE
1103m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 282).
0

* 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.