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Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 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 afternoon, min -12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Wed morning). 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
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2200
2600
2650
8400
6350
5750
2550
2800
2450
2250
2300
8200
8400
8700
km/h
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
W
15
W
15
W
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
W
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-12
-9
-3
-2
-1
0
0
1
1
0
1
-1
-1
1
2
3
4
4
min °C
-12
-9
-7
-3
-1
-1
-1
0
-1
-2
0
-1
-2
0
1
2
4
4
 chill °C
-18
-12
-10
-6
-4
-4
-4
-3
-5
-7
-3
-5
-5
-3
-2
-2
0
-1
Freezing level m
1050
1750
1250
1350
2650
2350
2200
2850
3000
1950
2950
2550
2250
2750
3300
3550
3600
3750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-9-5-3-1-1-110-11-1-212344-6-2-3141251252364585
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 afternoon, min -12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Wed morning). 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.
4 hours ago
1°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 118).
14
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 70).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
4 hours ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 283 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
4 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 70).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 336).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 99).
8

* 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.