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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Thu 05 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, gales from the SW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2200
2100
2150
2100
2150
2150
2150
2100
2250
2200
2150
2150
2100
2150
2150
2200
2150
km/h
15
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
50
W
15
SW
20
SW
60
SW
50
W
70
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-6
-4
-3
-3
-2
-2
0
0
-6
-7
-8
-5
-3
-3
-2
-2
-1
min °C
-6
-8
-8
-4
-3
-3
-3
-2
-3
-7
-8
-9
-7
-3
-3
-3
-2
-3
 chill °C
-11
-16
-14
-10
-12
-12
-8
-7
-14
-18
-21
-16
-12
-8
-7
-8
-7
-10
Freezing level m
1750
1650
1250
1350
1850
1600
2150
2700
2400
1800
1500
1100
1250
1100
850
1550
1150
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-7-6-4-3-3-3-1-2-7-8-9-6-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-3-30-1122-1-2-5-4-2-5-3-1-3
Sunrise
7:39
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:46
—
—
7:47
—
—
Sunset
—
5:08
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:06
—
—
5:04
—
—
5:02
—
—
5:00
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, gales from the SW by Sat night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

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
No report.
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 230).
53 km SW
865m alt.
53 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 111).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 250).
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
56 km WSW
914m alt.
51 minutes ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 278).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 210 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
1°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 182).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
14

* 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.