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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
9100
5150
2150
2150
2200
2100
2100
2200
2150
2150
2300
2150
2250
2150
2350
2150
km/h
20
SW
15
S
5
N
15
NNW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
E
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Snowflake cm
—
2
8
—
—
2
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
2
-4
-7
-8
-9
-8
-8
-7
-6
-4
-2
-1
-1
-2
-3
-7
min °C
3
-2
-6
-7
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-6
-6
-3
-1
-1
-2
-5
-12
 chill °C
-2
-5
-10
-13
-14
-14
-13
-12
-13
-10
-10
-7
-5
-4
-4
-5
-18
Freezing level m
3150
3200
2100
1900
1250
1300
1750
950
750
1650
650
1100
2600
1350
1400
2400
1350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
30-5-7-9-9-8-8-8-6-5-3-1-1-2-4-10950-1-4-4-2-6-5-2-5-12-112-5
Sunrise
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:18
—
—
8:18
—
—
8:21
—
—
8:22
—
—
Sunset
6:35
—
—
6:32
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:29
—
—
6:27
—
—
6:24
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Wed 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 335).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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.
29 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 250).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 250).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 136).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 175).
0

* 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.