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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
mod snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
5250
2150
2200
2150
2100
2100
2150
2100
2150
2150
2150
2250
2200
2150
2250
2150
km/h
10
S
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
S
15
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
10
—
1
2
2
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
5
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
-5
-7
-8
-9
-8
-8
-7
-7
-4
-2
-2
-3
-4
-6
-9
min °C
-2
-7
-7
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-7
-6
-3
-2
-3
-5
-7
-13
 chill °C
-5
-11
-12
-14
-14
-13
-12
-12
-11
-9
-8
-7
-8
-9
-10
-19
Freezing level m
3150
2000
1900
1150
1200
1800
1050
850
1700
900
1100
2400
1300
1300
2050
1150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
0-6-7-9-9-8-8-8-7-5-3-2-3-5-7-115-1-1-4-4-2-5-5-2-4-12-2-1-1-6
Sunrise
—
8:15
—
—
8:18
—
—
8:18
—
—
8:21
—
—
8:22
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:32
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:29
—
—
6:27
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—
6:24
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Wed morning). 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.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
53 km SW
865m alt.
52 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 71).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 80).
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.
3 hours ago
9°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 291).
5
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 150).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours 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 240).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
48 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 348).
11
thunderstorm affecting Black Diamond
76 km E
1195m alt.
30 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm

* 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.