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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2150
2150
2150
2150
2400
2150
2150
2100
2100
2150
4350
2150
2150
2250
2150
2150
2100
2150
km/h
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
S
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
0
W
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-10
-8
-5
-3
-3
-4
-4
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
0
1
-2
-3
-1
min °C
-12
-11
-11
-7
-3
-4
-5
-5
-4
-2
-2
-4
-4
-1
0
-2
-3
-2
 chill °C
-16
-15
-16
-12
-8
-8
-10
-9
-7
-5
-4
-7
-7
-4
-3
-6
-7
-4
Freezing level m
0
1450
400
550
2200
1250
950
2100
1150
1250
2600
1250
1100
2650
1250
1200
2100
1400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-11-10-6-3-4-5-5-3-2-2-3-3-11-2-3-2-8-5-8-41-3-20-312-2-11-1-20-2
Sunrise
8:26
—
—
8:27
—
—
8:30
—
—
7:30
—
—
8:33
—
—
8:34
—
—
Sunset
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:17
—
—
5:15
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:13
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Sun night). 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 240).
53 km SW
865m alt.
38 minutes ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 130).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 50).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
41 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 262).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 150 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
-6°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 128).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 112).
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.