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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2150
9150
8350
7850
6650
6300
2750
2150
2150
2150
2100
2150
2150
2100
km/h
60
WSW
45
WSW
30
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
3
4
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
-1
-5
-4
-3
-4
-6
-8
-9
min °C
3
3
1
1
2
2
0
0
-4
-7
-5
-4
-5
-7
-8
-9
 chill °C
-4
-4
-5
-4
-1
-1
-2
-3
-9
-13
-11
-10
-12
-15
-17
-17
Freezing level m
3450
3400
3150
3200
3200
3200
3000
2900
2050
1700
1750
1900
1950
1850
1500
1350
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Sunrise
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:56
—
—
Sunset
—
—
4:58
—
—
4:57
—
—
4:55
—
—
4:53
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—
4:52
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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 Wed night, min -4°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue 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.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
Wind obs. (78 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 181).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 250).
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.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 238).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
-
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 220).
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 210).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 173).
3
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 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.