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Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Sun 01 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2100
2150
2150
2250
2150
2100
2150
2150
2300
2100
2150
2100
2100
2150
2150
2100
km/h
5
SW
5
W
10
W
5
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
35
WSW
20
W
15
W
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-4
-2
1
3
3
2
0
-2
-2
-2
-3
-6
-5
-5
-7
-7
-2
min °C
-5
-5
-7
0
2
2
2
-1
-3
-3
-2
-6
-7
-5
-7
-7
-8
-7
 chill °C
-9
-8
-11
0
-2
-2
-1
-5
-5
-6
-6
-13
-13
-10
-15
-15
-14
-13
Freezing level m
2050
1700
950
3250
3450
1450
3200
2300
1400
2350
2000
1750
1750
1750
1550
1750
1700
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-5-51332-1-3-3-2-5-7-5-6-7-8-5-20-403122-1-11-2-2-1-2-3-2-2
Sunrise
7:31
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:35
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:41
—
—
Sunset
—
5:15
—
—
5:14
—
—
5:12
—
—
5:10
—
—
5:08
—
—
5:07
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
53 km SW
865m alt.
39 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 329).
6
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 250).
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
0°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 252).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
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
-1°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 20).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 185 degs) was rejected.

* 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.