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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
9350
3100
2500
2850
2800
2300
2700
7100
9500
9500
8450
3250
3000
3150
km/h
10
WSW
10
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
40
WSW
15
SW
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-1
0
0
0
0
2
3
5
6
7
5
6
5
4
0
1
0
min °C
-3
-1
-2
0
0
-2
0
3
4
5
7
5
5
5
1
0
1
0
 chill °C
-6
-4
-6
-5
-4
-4
-3
1
2
3
5
2
1
-1
-5
-5
-3
-4
Freezing level m
2100
2650
2400
2700
2850
2750
2850
3250
3600
3850
3850
3750
3750
3600
3350
2750
2900
2800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-1-100-113567565301036247469791289127685
Sunrise
7:39
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—
7:41
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—
7:43
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—
7:45
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7:47
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—
7:48
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Sunset
—
7:19
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7:16
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7:15
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—
7:13
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7:10
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7:07
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Mon 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
53 km SW
865m alt.
44 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 359).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
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.
1 hour ago
-2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 257).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 200).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 91).
10
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 216).
5

* 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.