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Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Mon 09 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2100
2150
2150
2100
2150
2150
2100
8650
8500
2950
2400
2150
km/h
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
35
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
50
WSW
65
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
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Weather map
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-4
-6
-6
-2
-2
0
1
4
2
2
1
2
2
1
-2
-4
-6
min °C
-4
-5
-6
-6
-6
-3
-1
1
2
2
1
0
2
2
-1
-3
-5
-8
 chill °C
-8
-10
-12
-12
-14
-8
-8
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-3
-3
-7
-10
-12
-15
Freezing level m
1700
1500
1600
1800
1950
1700
2650
3200
3500
3250
3050
3000
3250
3100
2850
2400
1950
1600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-5-6-6-4-3-113221220-3-5-7-2-1-2-2-1-123334245321-2
Sunrise
7:46
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:48
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
Sunset
—
5:02
—
—
5:00
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:58
—
—
4:57
—
—
4:55
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).

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.
59 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 117).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 250).
0.0 km
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
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 259).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
4 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 85).
3
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
23
Moderate winds from the SSW
(23 kph at 194).
27

* 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.