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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue morning, min 2°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2150
2800
9550
9550
9450
8800
8150
9100
8800
9000
9550
3500
km/h
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
5
5
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
min °C
1
5
5
5
6
4
3
4
2
2
4
3
3
4
2
3
3
2
 chill °C
-2
2
3
2
3
-2
-2
0
-2
-2
0
0
0
1
-1
0
0
-1
Freezing level m
3150
3600
3750
3900
3800
3650
3500
3400
3400
3350
3300
3350
3350
3400
3350
3300
3300
3250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
355665443343343343610791288117710781078107
Sunrise
7:43
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—
7:45
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:48
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
Sunset
—
7:15
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:10
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:06
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—
7:04
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue morning, min 2°C on Tue morning). 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.
2 hours ago
4°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 210).
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 278).
6
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 290).
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
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 316 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 140 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
8°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 141).
10
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 169).
0

* 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.