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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4800
2500
2250
2100
2150
2150
2100
2150
2150
2100
2150
2400
2550
2150
2150
2100
2150
km/h
5
SSW
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
S
10
S
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
1
6
3
5
5
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
-1
-6
-6
-7
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
-8
-4
-5
-7
-11
-11
-11
min °C
0
-5
-6
-7
-8
-9
-10
-11
-11
-10
-10
-6
-5
-11
-11
-11
-11
 chill °C
0
-9
-9
-10
-12
-14
-16
-16
-15
-14
-15
-12
-10
-17
-17
-18
-17
Freezing level m
2900
2000
1500
1850
1650
1350
1550
600
0
1450
600
650
2000
1250
650
1300
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
0-3-6-7-8-9-10-11-11-10-9-5-5-9-11-11-114-1-2-1-3-4-4-8-8-5-7-3-1-5-7-6-8
Sunrise
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:25
—
—
8:26
—
—
8:27
—
—
8:30
—
—
Sunset
6:27
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:23
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:17
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Fri 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 260).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 30).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
56 km WSW
914m alt.
24 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 277).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
37 minutes ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 290).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
20 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 198).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
25 minutes ago
-1°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 114).
3

* 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.