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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Tue 03 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, gales from the SW by Sat night).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
7050
2150
6400
6400
2150
2150
2150
2100
2100
2150
2150
2150
2500
2100
2400
2100
2150
km/h
10
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
25
W
15
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
20
W
15
SW
25
WSW
65
SW
25
WSW
35
SW
25
W
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
4
1
1
1
-1
-6
-6
-3
-5
-1
-1
-2
0
1
-6
-6
-7
min °C
2
2
0
0
0
-4
-6
-7
-8
-5
-3
-2
-2
-2
-3
-6
-6
-10
 chill °C
-2
-1
-4
-3
-4
-10
-11
-15
-14
-13
-10
-10
-6
-8
-14
-14
-14
-17
Freezing level m
3500
3300
3100
3100
2950
1400
1800
1750
1550
1350
1700
1450
2250
2500
2350
1900
1650
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:35
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
Sunset
—
5:12
—
—
5:10
—
—
5:08
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:06
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—
5:04
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, gales from the SW by Sat night).

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.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 182).
8
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 250).
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.
1 hour ago
0°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 200 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.
3 hours ago
-2°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 134).
14
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
55 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (16 kph from 192 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.