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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Wed 04 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2150
2150
2150
2100
2100
2150
2100
2150
2150
2250
2150
2150
2150
2200
2150
km/h
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
25
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
0
-2
-1
-2
-2
0
0
1
2
2
-1
-1
-5
-1
0
-3
min °C
1
-2
-3
-1
-3
-2
-1
-1
-1
2
1
-1
-4
-6
-5
-2
-4
 chill °C
-2
-6
-6
-4
-7
-6
-7
-7
-6
-2
-4
-8
-11
-11
-7
-5
-7
Freezing level m
2700
1350
1650
1750
1400
1400
1850
1900
2300
2700
2600
1900
1400
850
1500
1150
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
0-3-5-6-7-4-3-2-30-1-6-9-8-3-2-33-1-3-1-3-2-1-1022-1-3-6-3-1-4
Sunrise
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:46
—
—
Sunset
5:10
—
—
5:08
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:06
—
—
5:04
—
—
5:02
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

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.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 210).
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 174).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 160).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 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
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 240).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 169).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 106).
3

* 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.