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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Fri 13 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
6600
2350
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2100
2250
2100
km/h
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
2
—
—
2
5
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
-1
-3
-6
-4
-4
-5
-8
-8
-10
-9
-8
-9
-10
-10
-10
min °C
0
-1
-5
-8
-6
-4
-7
-8
-9
-10
-10
-9
-11
-11
-10
-11
 chill °C
-4
-6
-11
-15
-13
-12
-16
-14
-15
-16
-14
-9
-11
-14
-14
-16
Freezing level m
2800
2600
2000
1600
1800
2000
1800
1700
1300
850
1400
1000
550
1350
950
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
7:54
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
Sunset
—
—
4:55
—
—
4:53
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:51
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Thu 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.
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 230).
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 164).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 260).
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
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 271).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 210).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 132).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
-
10
Light winds from the WNW
(10 kph at 290).
11

* 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.