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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2500
8750
6950
6200
5750
3500
3150
8350
2800
2800
2700
km/h
45
WSW
25
W
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-5
-5
-4
-1
0
0
-1
-1
0
0
2
2
1
-1
-1
-2
min °C
-5
-6
-6
-4
-3
-1
0
-2
-2
0
0
0
2
-1
-2
-1
-4
 chill °C
-15
-13
-9
-7
-7
-5
-5
-6
-5
-3
-4
-6
-4
-6
-7
-5
-7
Freezing level m
2500
1900
1850
2350
2200
2400
2800
2400
2400
2750
2750
2950
3050
2900
2500
2700
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-6-6-4-2-10-2-200120-2-1-33-1132353463573462
Sunrise
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:08
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:14
—
—
Sunset
6:45
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:40
—
—
6:38
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

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.
37 minutes ago
1°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 210).
53 km SW
865m alt.
48 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 282).
10
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
37 minutes ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
29 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 348).
5
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
37 minutes ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 220).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
20 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 236).
23
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
27 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 204).
29

* 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.