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Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Sat 07 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2150
2100
2100
2200
2500
2150
2100
2100
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2100
2150
8050
km/h
30
WSW
20
SW
60
SW
60
W
55
WSW
20
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
30
SW
15
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
3
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-1
0
-6
-7
-8
-4
-4
-5
-4
-4
-2
1
1
3
4
4
1
min °C
-5
-1
-3
-7
-8
-9
-5
-5
-5
-4
-4
-3
0
0
2
3
3
1
 chill °C
-14
-6
-14
-18
-19
-20
-10
-10
-9
-10
-11
-7
-8
-5
-3
-2
-3
-5
Freezing level m
2200
2400
2500
1950
1500
1400
1400
1350
1250
1350
1450
1500
3100
3250
3550
3600
3450
3150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-1-2-7-8-9-5-5-5-4-4-31134410210-2-5-3-2-4-3-2-1232452
Sunrise
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:46
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:48
—
—
7:50
—
—
Sunset
—
5:06
—
—
5:04
—
—
5:02
—
—
5:00
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:58
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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 morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds.

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.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
53 km SW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 181).
3
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- 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.
50 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 263).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
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
9°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
33 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 65).
11
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 177).
0

* 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.