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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, severe gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2200
6650
9000
9300
9100
2600
3000
6600
5200
5950
6600
6300
5100
4800
km/h
10
WSW
10
WSW
30
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
55
WSW
70
SW
60
WSW
30
W
10
SW
5
SW
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
3
4
5
6
5
2
-1
-6
-6
-4
-2
0
0
1
2
3
2
min °C
-1
3
3
4
5
4
1
-4
-7
-7
-5
-4
-2
0
0
1
2
1
 chill °C
-4
0
-2
0
0
-3
-8
-14
-15
-11
-8
-9
-6
-4
-4
-3
-1
-2
Freezing level m
2250
3450
3850
3750
3800
3850
3300
2650
1700
1700
2300
2200
2450
2850
2850
3100
3150
3150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1345652-3-7-7-5-3-10123237458564-2-131464685
Sunrise
8:03
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:08
—
—
8:11
—
—
Sunset
—
6:49
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:40
—
—
6:38
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, severe gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Sun 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
53 km SW
865m alt.
58 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 273).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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.
36 minutes ago
-2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 260).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 190).
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
-3°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 190).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
55 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 175).
3
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 151).
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.