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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
7000
3500
2750
2850
2800
2150
2700
9600
9150
9150
2900
7550
km/h
5
SW
15
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-1
1
1
0
2
4
5
6
7
6
6
5
4
-1
1
1
min °C
-2
-2
0
0
-1
0
3
3
5
6
6
6
5
-1
-1
0
-2
 chill °C
-5
-6
-5
-4
-4
-3
0
0
3
4
3
2
0
-7
-6
-5
-6
Freezing level m
2600
2400
2800
2900
2750
2800
3300
3550
3850
3800
3850
3800
3550
3250
2600
2900
2750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-211-1144676652-11-152574597912810126584
Sunrise
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—
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:48
—
—
Sunset
7:19
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:15
—
—
7:13
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—
7:10
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7:07
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Mon 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.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
53 km SW
865m alt.
53 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 299).
2
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
24 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 244).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
50 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 105).
11
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
55 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 159).
10

* 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.