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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Fri 06 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, gales from the W by Tue afternoon).

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2150
2150
2100
2100
2200
2400
2150
2150
2100
2150
2150
2200
2150
2150
2100
2100
km/h
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
35
WSW
20
SW
55
SW
60
WSW
60
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
60
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-3
-3
-3
-1
0
-5
-7
-8
-6
-3
-3
-2
-2
-1
1
3
4
min °C
-4
-3
-4
-3
-2
-3
-7
-7
-9
-8
-4
-4
-3
-2
-4
0
2
3
 chill °C
-11
-12
-13
-12
-7
-13
-18
-18
-16
-14
-9
-8
-8
-10
-11
-5
-2
0
Freezing level m
1450
1800
1850
2000
2150
2550
1950
1600
1150
1350
1250
1000
1650
1350
1450
3250
3600
3750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-3-4-3-2-2-6-7-9-7-4-4-3-2-3134-3-1-1-1110-1-4-4-2-3-2-1-2132
Sunrise
7:41
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:46
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:48
—
—
Sunset
—
5:07
—
—
5:06
—
—
5:04
—
—
5:02
—
—
5:00
—
—
5:00
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Sun morning).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, gales from the W by Tue afternoon).

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.
41
Strong winds from the SSW
(41 kph at 210).
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
2543m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
53 km SW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 158).
0
54 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6°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
Bow Valley- 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.
3 hours ago
-1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 251).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 360 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
Banff Cs- Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4

* 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.