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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
8600
8600
5150
2550
2150
2200
2150
2150
2150
2150
2350
2200
km/h
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
0
WNW
5
NW
5
S
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
—
7
4
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
7
8
4
7
9
7
3
1
-1
-3
-4
-8
-8
-6
-9
min °C
3
3
6
3
4
8
3
2
0
-4
-4
-6
-9
-10
-7
-11
 chill °C
1
0
4
0
3
7
3
2
0
-7
-6
-9
-13
-14
-10
-15
Freezing level m
3250
3200
3200
2950
2950
3150
3100
2500
2200
1500
1350
1450
800
400
1150
0
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Sunrise
—
8:12
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:18
—
—
8:18
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:32
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:29
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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 Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, 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
26 km NNE
1981m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
0
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
53 minutes ago
1°C
No report.
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 190).
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 343).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
53 minutes ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
31 minutes ago
-3°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 261).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
53 minutes ago
-2°C
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
36 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 169).
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.