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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 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 afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°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
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
9100
6950
3300
2150
2150
2150
2150
2300
2250
2500
2700
km/h
10
SW
10
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
ESE
5
N
5
W
5
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
4
7
3
—
1
2
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
1
1
1
2
0
1
2
2
-3
-5
-7
-9
-10
-11
-11
-9
-6
min °C
-1
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
-2
-4
-6
-9
-9
-10
-13
-13
-10
-8
 chill °C
-4
-3
-4
-5
-4
-6
-3
-2
-2
-7
-10
-14
-14
-14
-17
-18
-13
-11
Freezing level m
2500
2850
2950
3100
3050
2850
2850
3050
2650
2300
2050
1350
1000
1650
850
0
1600
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-111120120-4-6-8-9-10-12-12-10-746357458420-4-5-3-8-8-4-7
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 afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°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.
3 hours ago
-1°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 200).
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 220).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 220).
0.0 km
Black Diamond- Alta
81 km E
1156m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).
86 km NE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 340).
14 km
Azure- Alta
91 km E
1143m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
No report.
CopUpper-Alta
92 km NE
1235m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 300).

* 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.