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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Wed 04 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 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 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
6650
2150
2150
2150
2100
2100
2150
2150
2150
2200
2100
2450
2550
2150
2150
2200
km/h
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
50
SW
35
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
4
0
-1
-1
-2
-2
0
0
1
3
2
1
1
-3
-2
1
0
min °C
0
1
-2
-3
-1
-2
-2
-1
-1
0
1
1
1
-1
-5
-4
-1
-2
 chill °C
0
-2
-6
-7
-4
-5
-6
-6
-7
-3
-3
-4
-7
-8
-11
-7
-4
-4
Freezing level m
2900
2650
1400
1700
1800
1600
1400
1800
1800
2250
2650
3100
2100
1850
1200
1450
1400
1400
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Sunrise
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:46
—
—
Sunset
—
5:10
—
—
5:08
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:06
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—
5:04
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—
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):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Mon 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 250).
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 206).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 250).
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
-2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 274).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- 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
-7°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 207).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
51 minutes ago
-4°C
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 249).
8

* 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.