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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Mon 05 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Mon morning, min 2°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
9250
8650
9400
8700
7550
9200
9250
2950
2150
2150
2200
km/h
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
40
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
50
WSW
45
WSW
5
S
10
E
10
NE
15
NE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
12
7
2
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
5
5
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
1
-7
-10
-12
min °C
4
4
2
2
3
2
2
4
4
4
5
4
4
2
-5
-9
-10
-13
 chill °C
-1
0
-3
-4
-3
-1
-1
1
1
0
2
0
-3
-3
-8
-15
-16
-20
Freezing level m
3600
3450
3450
3250
3300
3400
3300
3350
3450
3550
3550
3600
3600
3350
2500
1650
1500
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:47
—
—
7:48
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
Sunset
—
7:10
—
—
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 5°C on Mon morning, min 2°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

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

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.
51 minutes ago
9°C
-
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 220).
53 km SW
865m alt.
39 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 289).
3
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
51 minutes ago
21°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 190).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
51 minutes ago
19°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 230).
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 220).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
35 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
23
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 282).
14

* 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.