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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
6450
5500
6250
6350
9050
6900
9150
4400
2300
2150
2150
2150
km/h
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
WNW
20
NNW
10
WNW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
7
5
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-1
-1
-2
0
1
1
2
3
1
2
2
0
-3
-5
-7
min °C
-4
-1
-1
-2
-2
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
-2
-4
-6
-9
 chill °C
-8
-4
-6
-5
-5
-3
-3
-3
-4
-5
-2
-1
-5
-8
-12
-14
Freezing level m
2150
2400
2700
2350
2450
2850
3100
3200
3200
3100
3100
3150
2800
2300
2050
1550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-1-1-2-11123122-1-4-6-8135247457469420-4
Sunrise
—
8:08
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:15
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:40
—
—
6:38
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:32
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Fri 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.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
53 km SW
865m alt.
35 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 280).
0
Bow Valley Airport
54 km NNE
711m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 220).
0.0 km
BowValley-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
-2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 258).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
639m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
Banff Airport
69 km NW
707m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 118).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
-
8
Light winds from the SW
(8 kph at 235).
8

* 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.