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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Sun 08 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2350
2150
2100
2100
2100
2150
2150
2100
2150
2100
2150
8250
2100
2150
2100
2250
2200
km/h
60
WSW
55
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
40
W
15
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
45
SW
60
SW
50
WSW
45
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-7
-8
-4
-5
-5
-4
-4
-2
0
1
3
4
3
1
-2
-3
-3
min °C
-6
-8
-9
-5
-6
-6
-4
-5
-3
-2
0
2
4
2
-1
-3
-4
-4
 chill °C
-17
-20
-16
-10
-11
-11
-9
-12
-8
-8
-5
-4
-2
-6
-10
-12
-11
-11
Freezing level m
2000
1550
1350
1600
1450
1350
1450
1750
1850
3000
3100
3550
3550
3300
2700
2250
2100
1850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-8-9-5-6-6-4-5-3-113430-3-4-40-2-5-2-2-3-2-1-113344211-1
Sunrise
7:43
—
—
7:46
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:48
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
Sunset
—
5:04
—
—
5:02
—
—
5:00
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:58
—
—
4:57
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, gales 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
2543m alt.
4 hours ago
1°C
No report.
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 167).
16
54 km NNE
1298m alt.
37 minutes ago
6°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 160).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 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.
4 hours ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 78).
2
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 200).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- 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.
37 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.