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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
8650
9350
5100
2600
2150
2150
2100
2200
2150
2100
2100
2150
2150
2250
2150
km/h
10
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
0
SSW
5
NW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
E
5
ESE
5
SE
0
NE
5
N
5
W
5
NNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
1
6
2
2
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
7
9
5
7
9
7
3
0
-2
-3
-2
-5
-6
-5
-7
-4
-2
-4
min °C
3
7
3
4
8
4
1
0
-4
-4
-2
-7
-7
-5
-11
-10
-3
-6
 chill °C
0
4
0
3
7
4
1
-2
-7
-7
-4
-10
-10
-5
-11
-10
-5
-6
Freezing level m
3150
3250
2950
2950
3200
3150
2500
2000
1400
1250
1800
950
700
1100
600
0
1700
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
231231-3-6-8-9-8-11-11-11-11-9-6-358469620-3-4-2-6-7-5-9-7-3-5
Sunrise
8:12
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:18
—
—
8:18
—
—
8:21
—
—
Sunset
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:32
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:29
—
—
6:27
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Defender Mountain at the specific elevation of 2000 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
No report.
48
Strong winds from the SSW
(48 kph at 210).
53 km SW
865m alt.
24 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 243).
5
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 217).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
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.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
26 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 109).
13
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 190 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.