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Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Fri 06 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 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 (stormy winds from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, strong winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Fri
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2100
2150
2150
2100
2100
2200
2350
2150
2150
2100
2150
2150
2200
2150
2150
2150
2150
km/h
30
SW
50
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
55
SW
60
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
40
W
25
W
20
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
2
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-3
-3
-1
0
-5
-7
-8
-6
-4
-4
-4
-2
-2
0
2
4
min °C
-4
-5
-4
-2
-3
-7
-8
-9
-7
-4
-5
-4
-3
-4
-2
1
3
 chill °C
-12
-14
-13
-7
-14
-18
-18
-19
-12
-9
-10
-11
-11
-11
-9
-6
-2
Freezing level m
1750
1650
1950
2200
2500
1950
1700
1200
1400
1200
1100
1450
1350
1900
2700
3400
3750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:46
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:48
—
—
Sunset
5:07
—
—
5:06
—
—
5:04
—
—
5:02
—
—
5:00
—
—
5:00
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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 (stormy winds from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, strong winds from the W 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.
61
Near gales from the SSW
(61 kph at 200).
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 106).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
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.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
14
Light winds from the SSE
(14 kph at 162).
16
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
45 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 241).
34
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
34
Fresh winds from the SW
(34 kph at 227).
42

* 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.