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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Mon 09 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Mon
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2150
2150
2100
2150
2100
2150
8500
3800
2150
km/h
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
40
WSW
50
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-6
-6
-4
-2
0
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
-3
min °C
-5
-6
-6
-6
-3
-1
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
-1
-7
 chill °C
-10
-12
-12
-14
-8
-8
-6
-4
-6
-5
-5
-5
-5
-4
-4
-5
-14
Freezing level m
1450
1600
1800
1800
2000
2750
3250
3400
3250
3050
3100
3100
3050
3000
2850
2600
1950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-6-6-5-3-1232211110-1-5-1-2-2-1-1233342454440
Sunrise
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:48
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
Sunset
5:02
—
—
5:00
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:58
—
—
4:57
—
—
4:55
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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 Wed night, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat 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.
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 240).
53 km SW
865m alt.
57 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 105).
0
Bow Valley Airport
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
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.
11 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 245).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 290).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
58 minutes ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
Banff Airport
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 220).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
41 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 187).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 209).
14

* 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.