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Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
9100
5300
2150
2150
2250
2100
2150
2150
2150
2100
2200
2150
2250
2150
2150
2400
2300
km/h
15
SW
20
SW
10
S
5
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
9
1
—
1
2
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
3
3
-3
-6
-8
-9
-8
-8
-8
-6
-4
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-4
min °C
1
3
-2
-6
-7
-9
-9
-9
-9
-8
-7
-6
-4
-2
-2
-1
-2
-6
 chill °C
-3
-2
-2
-10
-12
-14
-14
-14
-14
-12
-12
-10
-9
-7
-6
-1
-2
-9
Freezing level m
3000
3150
3200
2200
1900
1200
1150
1750
1050
800
1600
1050
1000
2500
1300
1400
2600
1850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
231-5-7-9-9-9-9-8-7-5-3-2-2-1-2-56950-1-5-4-2-5-5-2-4-22-213-2
Sunrise
8:14
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:18
—
—
8:18
—
—
8:21
—
—
8:22
—
—
Sunset
—
6:35
—
—
6:32
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:29
—
—
6:27
—
—
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 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Sun 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.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 210).
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 251).
3
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour 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
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 275).
3
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 330 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
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
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 175).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
46 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 199 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.