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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, near gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2450
2100
6750
5800
8650
2900
2650
2450
2200
6600
7750
8250
9250
km/h
5
NE
5
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
-1
1
2
3
4
4
3
min °C
-8
-3
-1
-1
-1
0
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
2
2
3
4
3
 chill °C
-11
-6
-4
-4
-3
-3
-7
-6
-7
-6
-4
-1
-2
-2
-1
-3
Freezing level m
1050
1250
2700
2500
2450
2900
2700
2150
2800
2300
2500
3200
3600
3550
3600
3550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-3-1-1-11-1-1-1-2023443-4041351252374574
Sunrise
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:03
—
—
Sunset
—
—
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 -8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, near gales 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
-8°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
53 km SW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 63).
2
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
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.
2 hours ago
-3°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 262).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 200).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
69 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
-5°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 340).
0.0 km
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 118).
5
Black Diamond- Alta
81 km E
1156m alt.
3 hours ago
-
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.