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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Fri 13 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
7950
6700
2400
2150
2150
2150
2150
2100
2150
2150
2100
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
km/h
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
1
—
4
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
2
2
-1
-2
-6
-4
-4
-4
-7
-8
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
min °C
2
2
0
-1
-4
-7
-6
-4
-7
-8
-9
-10
-10
-9
-11
-11
-10
-11
 chill °C
-1
-1
-4
-5
-10
-14
-13
-12
-13
-14
-15
-16
-15
-14
-16
-11
-13
-15
Freezing level m
3200
3150
2900
2650
2000
1600
1700
1950
1800
1700
1500
1150
1200
900
600
1000
850
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
221-1-3-7-5-4-6-8-9-10-10-9-11-11-10-1156432-2-2-1-1-2-3-6-5-5-8-7-6-8
Sunrise
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
Sunset
—
4:57
—
—
4:55
—
—
4:53
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:51
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Defender Mountain at the specific elevation of 2821 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.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 230).
53 km SW
865m alt.
53 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 166).
6
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 260).
0.0 km
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.
51 minutes ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 248).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 340 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
-1°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 200).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 175).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
10
Light winds from the SSW
(10 kph at 199).
11

* 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.