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

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Tue 03 Nov Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent 

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
6900
2150
6400
6350
2200
2150
2150
2100
2100
2150
2200
2150
2100
2500
2150
2150
km/h
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
10
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
5
1
4
4
0
-2
-1
-2
-2
0
-1
0
3
2
1
0
-5
min °C
1
2
0
1
2
-2
-3
-2
-3
-3
-1
-2
-2
2
1
1
-3
-8
 chill °C
-2
0
-2
1
0
-6
-7
-6
-7
-9
-7
-6
-5
-2
-4
-5
-9
-12
Freezing level m
3450
3250
3150
3100
2750
1350
1650
1700
1450
1400
1650
1350
2100
3300
3100
2150
1550
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
33111-4-6-7-6-5-2-2-311-4-7-1134133-1-3-2-3-3-1-2-1321-2-7
Sunrise
7:35
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
Sunset
—
5:12
—
—
5:10
—
—
5:08
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:06
—
—
5:04
—

Loading...

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue 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 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
4 hours ago
1°C
No report.
53 km SW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 171).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 240).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
42 minutes ago
-3°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 252).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 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
-2°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
18
Light winds from the SW
(18 kph at 218).
23
Black Diamond- Alta
81 km E
1156m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).

* 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.