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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 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 -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, gales from the SW by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night).

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
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2300
6500
9400
9100
2900
3300
6550
5100
4900
7800
6150
4700
km/h
5
WSW
10
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
55
WSW
70
SW
60
WSW
45
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
30
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
3
4
5
6
5
2
-1
-5
-6
-5
-2
0
1
1
2
1
1
min °C
-1
3
3
4
5
4
1
-4
-6
-7
-5
-4
-2
1
1
1
1
0
 chill °C
-4
0
-2
0
0
-2
-7
-13
-16
-11
-9
-7
-6
-3
-4
-4
-3
-3
Freezing level m
2150
3400
3900
3750
3850
3800
3350
2700
1800
1750
2250
2100
2350
2900
3050
3150
2900
2900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1345652-3-6-7-5-3-11121137458565-1-121364675
Sunrise
8:03
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—
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 -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, gales from the SW by Sat morning).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night).

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.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
53 km SW
865m alt.
38 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 164).
11
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
45 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 216).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 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
12°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 136).
21
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 108).
13

* 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.