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Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
clear
Cloud base (m)
2450
2350
2300
2550
2650
6450
6500
2600
2350
2150
2500
km/h
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
N
10
NW
5
W
5
WSW
5
S
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-11
-11
-8
-3
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
-2
-5
-4
0
min °C
-10
-12
-11
-9
-8
-2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
-4
-5
-4
-5
 chill °C
-16
-19
-16
-12
-11
-5
-1
-2
-2
-2
-4
-5
-6
-8
-8
-7
-7
Freezing level m
1750
900
800
1750
1150
1250
2950
3050
2650
3000
3150
2750
3150
2300
1900
2200
1550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
Sunset
7:00
—
—
6:58
—
—
6:55
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:51
—
—
6:49
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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 Mon afternoon, min -12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Thu 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
57 minutes ago
-8°C
-
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 60).
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 354).
5
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 60).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
57 minutes ago
2°C
-
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 50).
56 km WSW
914m alt.
57 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 284).
3
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
57 minutes ago
-
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 60).
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 60).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
43 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 96).
13
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 250 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.