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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Fri 13 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon morning, min -10°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
7900
6700
2450
2150
2150
2150
2100
2100
2150
2100
2100
2150
2150
5650
km/h
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
W
0
WSW
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
3
2
0
-2
-6
-5
-4
-5
-7
-8
-8
-8
-7
-8
-9
-9
-10
min °C
2
2
0
-1
-4
-7
-6
-4
-6
-8
-8
-9
-8
-7
-9
-9
-10
-10
 chill °C
-1
-1
-3
-6
-9
-14
-13
-11
-14
-14
-12
-13
-11
-7
-9
-9
-14
-14
Freezing level m
3200
3200
3000
2700
2050
1550
1700
1900
1850
1800
1700
1400
1450
1200
750
1350
1150
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
231-1-3-7-6-4-6-8-8-9-8-7-9-9-10-1056432-2-2-1-1-2-2-4-4-3-6-6-4-7
Sunrise
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
Sunset
—
4:57
—
—
4:55
—
—
4:53
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:51
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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 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon morning, min -10°C on Wed afternoon). 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.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 230).
53 km SW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 141).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 259).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- 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.
2 hours ago
-1°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 220).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
59 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 167).
3
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
-
10
Light winds from the W
(10 kph at 268).
10

* 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.