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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
9250
8300
8050
6750
2650
2150
2150
2100
2100
2150
2150
2100
2100
2150
2550
km/h
45
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
E
5
ENE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
-1
-5
-4
-3
-4
-6
-8
-9
-8
-8
-8
min °C
3
2
1
3
2
0
0
-4
-7
-5
-3
-5
-7
-8
-10
-9
-8
-10
 chill °C
-5
-4
-4
0
-1
-2
-3
-9
-13
-11
-9
-13
-15
-14
-15
-13
-8
-14
Freezing level m
3400
3200
3250
3250
3200
2950
2850
2000
1700
1800
2050
1900
1800
1500
1450
1400
1300
1350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
3323310-3-6-5-3-5-7-8-10-9-8-945456442-1-10-1-1-2-4-5-4-4
Sunrise
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
Sunset
—
4:58
—
—
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 morning, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm 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.
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
2543m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
53 km SW
865m alt.
47 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 182).
0
Bow Valley Airport
54 km NNE
711m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
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
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.
25 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 260).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
639m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 10).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- 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.
1 hour 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.