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Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Sun 08 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
2150
2100
2150
2150
2150
2150
2100
2150
2100
2150
2100
2100
2100
2100
2650
2100
km/h
30
WSW
25
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
SW
40
SW
20
SW
30
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
0
-4
-1
0
-2
-2
-1
0
3
4
3
4
5
3
3
3
0
min °C
0
-3
-4
-3
-2
-3
-2
-1
-1
1
3
3
2
3
1
0
1
0
 chill °C
-7
-10
-11
-6
-5
-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-1
0
-3
-2
-6
-7
-4
-6
Freezing level m
2050
1550
1350
1700
1450
1450
1550
1800
1900
3250
3250
3400
3300
3150
2550
2450
2150
1950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-7-8-4-5-6-5-5-3123220-2-4-50-2-4-2-1-3-2-1-1243342220
Sunrise
7:43
—
—
7:46
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:48
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
Sunset
—
5:04
—
—
5:02
—
—
5:00
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:58
—
—
4:57
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri 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.
48
Strong winds from the SSW
(48 kph at 210).
53 km SW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 204).
16
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
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
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 194).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 170).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 260).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 252).
35
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
Dry
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 263).
60

* 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.