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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri night, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
6250
2650
2400
2550
2150
6800
9100
8800
8800
3150
2300
2150
6400
km/h
15
SW
15
W
30
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
45
WSW
70
WSW
75
SW
35
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
1
0
-2
2
4
4
6
6
4
3
0
-6
-5
-4
-2
min °C
-2
0
0
-3
-1
4
3
4
5
4
2
-4
-7
-6
-4
-4
 chill °C
-8
-5
-6
-6
-4
1
-1
0
1
-1
-6
-13
-16
-9
-7
-7
Freezing level m
2550
2650
2900
2250
2350
3450
3650
3750
3900
3700
3400
2800
1600
1500
2300
2050
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Sunrise
—
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:07
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:51
—
—
6:49
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri night, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun 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.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 240).
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 255).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 255).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
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.
3 hours ago
4°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 227).
11
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 163).
2

* 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.