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Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2100
2150
2150
2100
2150
2150
2100
2150
2300
2200
2150
2150
2100
2100
2150
2200
2250
km/h
5
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
2
6
4
3
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-7
-7
-8
-9
-10
-11
-11
-8
-3
-3
-5
-8
-8
-8
-8
-9
-10
min °C
-6
-7
-8
-9
-10
-12
-12
-11
-11
-6
-4
-7
-8
-8
-9
-9
-10
-11
 chill °C
-9
-11
-12
-15
-15
-17
-16
-16
-16
-12
-7
-14
-16
-15
-15
-14
-16
-17
Freezing level m
1450
1850
1650
1350
1500
450
0
1500
550
650
2350
1150
1350
1550
800
700
1650
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-11-10-5-4-6-8-8-9-9-10-11-2-2-3-4-4-9-9-5-8-31-4-4-4-6-5-4-7
Sunrise
8:22
—
—
8:25
—
—
8:26
—
—
8:27
—
—
8:30
—
—
7:30
—
—
Sunset
—
6:24
—
—
6:23
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:17
—
—
5:15
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Sun 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
No report.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 94).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 271).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 40).
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
2°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 240).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 40).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
33 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 126).
2

* 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.