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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Tue 03 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, gales from the SW by Sat night).

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
2150
6700
2150
2150
2150
2100
2100
2150
2150
2150
2150
2100
2200
2300
2150
km/h
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
SSW
20
WSW
65
SW
25
W
50
W
35
W
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7
4
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
1
1
1
0
-5
-5
-4
-3
-2
0
-1
-1
1
-6
-9
-10
min °C
2
0
1
0
-4
-5
-6
-7
-4
-3
-2
-2
-2
-4
-8
-9
-11
 chill °C
-1
-4
-2
-4
-10
-10
-11
-12
-11
-8
-9
-6
-8
-14
-16
-19
-23
Freezing level m
3300
3050
3100
3000
1400
1700
1800
1550
1450
1450
1450
2400
2300
2150
1700
1450
900
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Sunrise
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
Sunset
5:12
—
—
5:10
—
—
5:08
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:06
—
—
5:04
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, gales from the SW by Sat 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.
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 200).
53 km SW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 206).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 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.
2 hours ago
-3°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 259).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 170 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
-1°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 176).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 193).
8

* 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.