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Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Sun 15 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2100
2150
2100
2150
2150
2100
2150
2250
2150
2150
2150
2150
4700
2450
2850
3000
2400
2150
km/h
40
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
WSW
10
W
0
E
5
ESE
5
S
0
WNW
0
S
5
WSW
10
WSW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
3
—
—
—
1
6
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-5
-6
-8
-8
-9
-9
-9
-10
-11
-11
-9
-8
-8
-9
-9
-10
-10
min °C
-6
-6
-8
-8
-9
-9
-9
-10
-11
-11
-11
-11
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-11
 chill °C
-14
-14
-15
-14
-14
-13
-9
-14
-15
-11
-16
-15
-12
-9
-9
-10
-10
-16
Freezing level m
1700
1800
1800
1700
1400
1200
1500
1400
1250
1250
800
450
1350
1050
550
1400
1050
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-7-8-9-9-9-10-11-11-11-10-9-9-9-10-10-11-2-1-2-2-3-5-4-4-5-6-6-8-6-4-7-5-5-8
Sunrise
7:56
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:02
—
—
8:03
—
—
Sunset
—
4:53
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:51
—
—
4:49
—
—
4:47
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -11°C on Wed morning). 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.
58 minutes ago
1°C
No report.
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 260).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
-
Wind obs. (94 kph from 144 degs) was rejected.
53 km SW
865m alt.
31 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 108).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 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.
42 minutes ago
-2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 278).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- 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
4°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
42 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 95).
3

* 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.