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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
8400
8550
8900
2150
2150
2300
2100
2250
2150
2150
2350
2250
km/h
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSE
10
W
15
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
N
5
NNE
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
3
—
1
—
1
11
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
-2
-4
-6
-8
-7
-9
-12
-11
-5
min °C
-1
0
0
1
2
0
0
2
-2
-3
-5
-8
-8
-8
-13
-13
-12
-10
 chill °C
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-5
-4
-2
-2
-7
-9
-13
-14
-12
-18
-18
-12
-14
Freezing level m
2450
2850
3150
3150
3150
3000
2900
3100
3100
2350
2250
1500
1350
1900
1050
600
1400
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-111221120-3-5-7-8-8-11-13-12-846357459421-3-3-2-6-8-5-8
Sunrise
8:11
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:18
—
—
8:18
—
—
Sunset
—
6:38
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:32
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:29
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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 2°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -13°C on Sat 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 220).
53 km SW
865m alt.
51 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 323).
10
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 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.
52 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
10
Light winds from the W
(10 kph at 278).
11
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 320).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 220).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 160).
14
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
14
Light winds from the ESE
(14 kph at 116).
16

* 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.