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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
6400
5850
5800
2500
2500
2550
2300
9050
9250
9300
2800
2300
2150
2500
2300
km/h
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WNW
20
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
45
WSW
60
SW
30
SW
40
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
0
0
1
0
-1
3
4
3
5
5
4
2
-2
-6
-6
-6
-4
min °C
-1
0
-2
-1
-1
-2
0
3
3
3
4
3
1
-3
-8
-8
-6
-6
 chill °C
-3
-3
-8
-6
-5
-5
-3
-1
-2
-2
-1
-4
-7
-12
-18
-14
-10
-11
Freezing level m
2400
2850
2500
2400
2850
2350
2950
3500
3550
3650
3700
3650
3300
2600
1650
1450
2050
1600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:00
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:07
—
—
Sunset
—
6:52
—
—
6:51
—
—
6:49
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

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
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 152).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 220).
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
-2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 250).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 220).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 151).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 214).
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.