Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Fri 23 Oct Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent 

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2150
2200
2100
2100
2150
2150
2150
2150
5350
5900
6400
2150
2150
2100
2150
km/h
10
NNW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
NE
0
W
5
ESE
5
SE
5
S
5
SSE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
1
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-4
-3
-2
-4
-3
-1
-2
4
5
2
3
4
-1
-3
-2
-5
min °C
-1
-6
-5
-2
-7
-6
-1
-3
-1
3
0
1
1
-4
-4
-3
-6
 chill °C
-4
-8
-5
-4
-10
-6
-4
-3
-1
2
0
1
1
-7
-6
-6
-9
Freezing level m
1850
950
1200
1700
950
700
1900
1100
1350
3100
3050
2600
2550
1750
1150
1700
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-9-9-8-9-7-4-2011-1-3-6-7-8-8-1-5-4-2-6-5-1-324123-3-4-3-6
Sunrise
—
—
8:18
—
—
8:18
—
—
8:21
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:25
—
—
Sunset
6:32
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:29
—
—
6:27
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:23
—

Loading...

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Wed 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.
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 290).
53 km SW
865m alt.
51 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 335).
2
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 120).
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.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 282).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 170 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
-1°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
56 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 168).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
8
Light winds from the NW
(8 kph at 324).
10

* 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.