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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Sat 14 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3300
2350
2100
2150
2100
2150
2150
2150
2100
2100
2150
2150
2150
2150
2100
2750
3000
2150
km/h
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
0
SSW
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
N
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
10
S
5
SW
5
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
2
—
—
3
2
—
—
—
1
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-4
-7
-4
-5
-6
-8
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-11
-11
-9
-9
-9
-9
min °C
-2
-5
-8
-5
-6
-8
-9
-9
-9
-9
-10
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-9
 chill °C
-8
-11
-15
-12
-14
-14
-17
-14
-12
-12
-14
-14
-14
-15
-11
-15
-10
-9
Freezing level m
2550
2000
1600
1750
1900
1750
1600
1300
950
1500
1350
1150
1200
900
450
1400
1100
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-5-8-5-6-7-9-9-9-9-10-11-11-11-10-10-10-931-2-2-1-2-4-4-5-5-4-6-6-6-8-5-4-7
Sunrise
7:54
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:02
—
—
Sunset
—
4:55
—
—
4:53
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:51
—
—
4:49
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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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue morning, min -11°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
26 km NNE
1981m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
0
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 230).
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 139).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
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.
49 minutes ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 271).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 340 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
2°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 220).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 141).
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.