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Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
7000
2600
8750
6400
4500
3400
2950
2800
9200
8850
3250
km/h
65
SW
40
WSW
35
W
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
-2
-5
-5
-4
-2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
0
1
2
0
-1
0
-1
min °C
1
-5
-6
-6
-4
-4
-2
-1
-3
-3
-2
-2
0
1
-1
-1
-1
-3
 chill °C
-8
-15
-15
-10
-7
-8
-6
-7
-7
-6
-5
-6
-4
-3
-6
-5
-5
-7
Freezing level m
3300
2500
1800
1800
2300
2150
2350
2750
2400
2300
2600
2500
2800
3100
2800
2500
2750
2550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:06
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—
8:07
—
—
8:08
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:14
—
—
Sunset
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:40
—
—
6:38
—
—
6:37
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—
6:35
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Tue 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
67
Gales from the SSW
(67 kph at 200).
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 41).
6
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
15°C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
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.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 254).
2
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BanffCs-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.
3 hours ago
4°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 336).
13
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 216).
48

* 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.