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Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Fri 06 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, near gales from the W by Tue afternoon).

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2150
2150
2100
2100
2250
2350
2150
2150
2100
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2100
2150
km/h
45
SW
40
WSW
45
SW
30
W
20
SW
55
SW
50
WSW
45
WSW
20
W
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
50
W
20
WSW
30
W
20
W
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
0
-5
-7
-8
-6
-4
-4
-3
-2
-2
1
2
4
min °C
-4
-4
-5
-4
-2
-3
-7
-8
-9
-8
-4
-4
-4
-3
-4
-1
1
3
 chill °C
-13
-13
-14
-12
-7
-13
-18
-18
-16
-14
-9
-9
-10
-12
-11
-8
-5
-1
Freezing level m
1450
1800
1700
1850
2100
2500
1950
1600
1300
1500
1250
1100
1400
1250
1450
3200
3350
3650
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Sunrise
7:41
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:46
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:48
—
—
Sunset
—
5:07
—
—
5:06
—
—
5:04
—
—
5:02
—
—
5:00
—
—
5:00
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, near gales from the W by Tue afternoon).

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.
Wind obs. (111 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 112).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 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.
53 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the SSE
(8 kph at 157).
11
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 360 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.
3 hours ago
6°C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 240).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 94).
8
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 218).
53

* 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.