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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Wed 04 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, near gales from the W by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
6650
2150
2150
2150
2100
2100
2150
2150
2150
2200
2100
2450
2550
2150
2150
2200
km/h
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
45
W
20
SW
25
SW
40
SW
80
WSW
60
WSW
30
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
0
-1
-5
-6
-4
-3
-1
0
-1
0
1
-3
-6
-7
-3
-2
-1
min °C
-1
0
-4
-5
-6
-7
-4
-4
-1
-2
0
-1
-6
-7
-9
-6
-2
-2
 chill °C
-4
-4
-10
-10
-11
-12
-12
-12
-9
-8
-6
-11
-18
-18
-20
-12
-6
-5
Freezing level m
2900
2650
1400
1700
1800
1600
1400
1800
1800
2250
2650
3100
2100
1850
1200
1450
1400
1400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:46
—
—
Sunset
—
5:10
—
—
5:08
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:06
—
—
5:04
—
—
5:02
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, near gales from the W by Fri night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Mon 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.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 30).
53 km SW
865m alt.
47 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 206).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 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.
2 hours ago
-2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 271).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-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
-7°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
44 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 135).
8
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
41 minutes ago
0°C
-
8
Light winds from the SSW
(8 kph at 208).
10

* 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.