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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
8050
7950
6750
2500
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2100
2100
2100
2100
2150
km/h
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
0
SW
5
E
10
N
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
2
6
—
—
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
3
3
2
0
-2
-6
-4
-4
-3
-6
-7
-8
-9
-8
-9
min °C
1
3
2
0
-1
-4
-7
-5
-4
-5
-7
-7
-9
-9
-9
-10
 chill °C
-5
0
-1
-3
-6
-9
-14
-12
-12
-11
-12
-12
-12
-9
-9
-15
Freezing level m
3300
3300
3200
2950
2700
2000
1500
1700
1900
1900
1850
1700
1500
1500
1300
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2331-1-3-7-5-4-4-7-7-9-9-9-10366432-2-20-1-2-2-3-4-3-5
Sunrise
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
Sunset
—
—
4:57
—
—
4:55
—
—
4:53
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:52
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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 3°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -10°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
4°C
-
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 230).
53 km SW
865m alt.
59 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 141).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 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.
1 hour ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
25 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 239).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-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
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
55 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 34).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
56 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 171).
0

* 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.