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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 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 -3°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

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
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
6400
5700
6800
2800
2650
2600
2250
7100
9100
8900
8750
3250
2300
2150
2500
5350
km/h
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
25
W
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
45
WSW
70
WSW
40
SW
50
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
6
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
1
0
1
0
-1
3
4
3
5
6
4
3
0
-4
-6
-5
-3
min °C
-1
1
-1
0
0
-3
0
4
3
4
5
4
2
-2
-8
-8
-6
-4
 chill °C
-4
-2
-6
-4
-6
-6
-2
1
-2
-1
1
-1
-6
-11
-18
-14
-10
-8
Freezing level m
2450
2950
2800
2750
2900
2300
2800
3500
3550
3700
3800
3700
3450
2900
1850
1400
2050
2000
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 -3°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Sun 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.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
53 km SW
865m alt.
52 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 120).
8
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- 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.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 245).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 70 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.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 127).
11
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
43 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
10
Light winds from the SSE
(10 kph at 163).
11

* 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.