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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Mon 02 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Sun morning).

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2150
6950
2150
5400
5650
2200
2150
2150
2150
2100
2100
2150
2150
2150
2150
9000
km/h
10
SW
25
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
55
SW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
2
3
3
1
0
-1
-3
-5
-6
-4
-5
-3
0
0
2
3
min °C
3
2
2
1
0
0
-2
-5
-5
-7
-8
-6
-5
-2
-2
1
1
 chill °C
0
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-7
-11
-11
-13
-14
-13
-13
-11
-9
-5
-7
Freezing level m
3500
1350
3450
3150
3100
2800
2200
1400
1650
1750
1350
1400
1750
1400
2700
3250
3400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
323210-2-4-5-7-6-6-4-1-1223034122-2-2-2-3-3-1-1143
Sunrise
—
—
7:35
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:41
—
—
Sunset
5:14
—
—
5:12
—
—
5:10
—
—
5:08
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:06
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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 Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Sun morning).

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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
53 km SW
865m alt.
40 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 172).
0
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.
45 minutes ago
-1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 256).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 160).
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
7°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 320).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
3 hours ago
12°C
Dry
16
Light winds from the SW
(16 kph at 215).
21
Black Diamond- Alta
81 km E
1156m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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.