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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
9400
9600
9350
7950
8450
8950
8650
8600
4250
8750
4650
2900
km/h
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
30
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
W
15
SW
15
SW
35
WSW
25
WSW
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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7
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
7
7
5
4
4
4
2
3
2
3
4
3
5
5
3
4
3
2
min °C
6
7
4
3
4
2
1
3
2
2
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
-2
 chill °C
4
4
-1
-2
0
-2
-4
-3
-3
-1
2
0
-1
1
0
-3
-2
-2
Freezing level m
3950
3900
3700
3500
3450
3400
3100
3150
3250
3300
3300
3350
3450
3500
3450
3450
3250
2800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:45
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—
7:47
—
—
7:48
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
Sunset
—
7:13
—
—
7:10
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:06
—
—
7:04
—
—
7:01
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh 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.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 333).
5
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
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
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 220).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
23 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 149).
10
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
27 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 131).
5
86 km NE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
14 km
91 km ENE
1103m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 79).
3

* 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.