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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri morning, calm by Sun night).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
9500
7900
9400
8600
2600
2700
2150
2400
2300
2150
2700
2350
km/h
30
WSW
40
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
45
SW
20
WSW
5
SE
20
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
E
5
SE
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
13
2
2
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
3
-1
-2
-11
-11
-10
-8
-6
1
min °C
2
4
2
3
4
4
4
5
4
1
-1
-10
-11
-11
-12
-9
-7
-4
 chill °C
-4
-2
-1
0
1
0
1
1
0
-6
-6
-17
-19
-17
-18
-12
-7
-4
Freezing level m
3200
3350
3450
3350
3450
3550
3550
3550
3500
3300
2700
2250
1250
1550
400
650
1950
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:48
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:56
—
—
Sunset
—
7:07
—
—
7:06
—
—
7:04
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:00
—
—
6:58
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri morning, calm 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
53 km SW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 320).
5
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
19°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 250).
0.0 km
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 252).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
12°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
0.0 km
69 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
18°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 260).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 357).
27
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
Dry
23
Moderate winds from the SW
(23 kph at 225).
26
86 km NE
1204m alt.
3 hours ago
21°C
clear
Clear
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 280).
14 km
91 km ENE
1103m alt.
1 hour ago
23°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 229).
11
94 km ENE
1145m alt.
52 minutes ago
21°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 275).
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.