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Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2750
2650
8650
6400
8550
2150
3000
2500
2550
2500
5900
9550
8500
8850
km/h
10
NE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
W
10
W
5
W
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-8
-3
-1
-1
0
0
0
1
1
1
-1
-3
-1
2
4
5
5
min °C
-12
-9
-7
-3
-1
-1
-1
0
0
0
1
-3
-3
-2
1
3
4
3
 chill °C
-18
-12
-10
-6
-4
-4
-3
-4
-3
-5
-4
-6
-6
-4
-1
0
1
0
Freezing level m
1000
1850
1350
1400
2650
2550
2250
2800
3100
2850
3000
2450
2200
2600
3450
3600
3650
3800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-9-5-2-1-1-10111-2-3-22454-5-1-3141242352253685
Sunrise
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:03
—
—
Sunset
—
6:58
—
—
6:55
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:51
—
—
6:49
—
—
6:46
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 50).
53 km SW
865m alt.
57 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 186).
11
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
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
-2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 259).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 220).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 40).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 136).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
-
Wind obs. (8 kph from 251 degs) was rejected.

* 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.