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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Tue 03 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 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 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2150
6700
2150
2150
2150
2100
2100
2150
2150
2150
2150
2100
2200
2300
2150
km/h
5
SSW
5
W
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
30
SW
15
W
25
W
20
W
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
2
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
5
1
4
5
0
-1
-1
-2
-1
0
-1
1
2
2
-1
-2
-6
min °C
2
0
1
2
-2
-3
-1
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
1
0
-2
-4
-7
 chill °C
0
-2
1
0
-6
-7
-4
-5
-7
-5
-6
-4
-3
-7
-7
-11
-15
Freezing level m
3300
3050
3100
3000
1400
1700
1800
1550
1450
1450
1450
2400
2300
2150
1700
1450
900
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Sunrise
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
Sunset
5:12
—
—
5:10
—
—
5:08
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:06
—
—
5:04
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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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
53 km SW
865m alt.
57 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 206).
0
Bow Valley- Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 259).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 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
0°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
49 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 186).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
49 minutes ago
1°C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 220).
5
Black Diamond- Alta
81 km E
1156m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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.