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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2650
2200
6750
9250
8950
3050
2600
2150
6600
4900
3850
6100
km/h
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
30
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
55
WSW
70
SW
40
WSW
40
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SSE
15
S
15
SW
25
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
2
3
4
5
6
5
3
-2
-6
-6
-4
-2
-1
0
1
min °C
-4
-1
3
4
4
5
4
1
-5
-7
-7
-5
-4
-2
0
0
 chill °C
-7
-4
0
-1
0
0
-3
-7
-15
-16
-12
-8
-8
-7
-5
-6
Freezing level m
1950
2350
3450
3850
3750
3800
3850
3350
2600
1550
1600
2200
2100
2350
2850
2950
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Sunrise
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8:03
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:08
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:49
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:40
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Tue afternoon).

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.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 271).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 100).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- 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.
52 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 257).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- 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
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 105).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 214 degs) was rejected.
Black Diamond- Alta
81 km E
1156m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 260 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.