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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Sun 25 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2300
2150
6150
4950
2100
2150
2100
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2100
2150
5850
2700
km/h
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SW
10
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
9
5
4
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-1
0
1
0
-5
-6
-7
-10
-11
-11
-11
-9
-4
-2
-2
-4
min °C
-3
-2
-1
1
-4
-6
-7
-9
-11
-11
-13
-13
-10
-9
-4
-3
-6
 chill °C
-8
-6
-4
-1
-7
-8
-10
-14
-17
-15
-18
-18
-14
-14
-9
-8
-10
Freezing level m
2000
1300
2000
2950
1850
1600
1850
1600
1050
1150
250
0
1400
250
950
2400
1350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-2-11-2-6-7-8-11-11-12-12-10-7-3-3-50-225-1-1-1-4-6-6-9-9-5-7-21-3
Sunrise
—
—
8:21
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:25
—
—
8:26
—
—
8:27
—
—
Sunset
6:29
—
—
6:27
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:23
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
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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. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -13°C on Wed 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.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 20).
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
2543m alt.
6 hours ago
1°C
No report.
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 89).
6
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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
Bow Valley- 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.
2 hours ago
0°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 255).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 190 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
Banff Cs- Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
46 minutes ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4

* 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.