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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min 0°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2150
9050
8150
6700
6600
3200
2150
2150
2150
2150
2100
2150
2150
km/h
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
2
3
2
2
3
4
3
2
1
0
-4
-5
-4
-4
-4
-5
-6
min °C
0
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
1
1
-2
-7
-7
-4
-4
-4
-6
-9
 chill °C
-8
-6
-5
-4
-4
-3
0
-1
0
-1
-7
-14
-14
-11
-12
-11
-11
-13
Freezing level m
3050
3300
3350
3300
3100
3300
3400
3300
3150
2950
2250
1750
1700
2000
1900
2050
1900
1550
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Sunrise
7:48
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:56
—
—
Sunset
—
5:00
—
—
4:58
—
—
4:57
—
—
4:55
—
—
4:53
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—
4:52
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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 Fri morning, min 0°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

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.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 250).
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 98).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 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
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 265).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 190).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- 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
5°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
0.0 km
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 189).
14
Black Diamond- Alta
81 km E
1156m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).

* 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.