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Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Mon 05 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Thu morning, min 2°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
9250
8800
9450
8900
9200
9250
3100
2300
2150
2200
2200
km/h
20
WSW
40
W
45
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
50
WSW
40
WSW
5
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
19
2
2
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
3
5
4
3
4
4
6
6
5
3
2
-2
-11
-11
-13
min °C
2
2
4
2
2
4
3
4
6
4
1
1
-8
-12
-12
-13
 chill °C
-4
-5
-2
-1
-1
1
-1
0
2
0
-6
-3
-13
-19
-19
-20
Freezing level m
3450
3300
3400
3450
3300
3350
3450
3600
3700
3600
3350
3050
2050
1250
1400
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
335334456522-5-12-12-137711881079127790-6-5-10
Sunrise
—
7:48
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
Sunset
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:06
—
—
7:04
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:00
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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 Thu morning, min 2°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

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.
41 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 129).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
55 minutes ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
33 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 239).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
55 minutes ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 250).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
37 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 257).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 214).
5
86 km NE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
14 km
Low: few

* 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.