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Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Sat 31 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, gales from the WSW by Fri morning).

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2150
2150
2150
2200
2200
2150
9300
2150
2150
2100
2150
2600
2100
2150
2100
2100
km/h
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
20
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
15
WSW
30
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-5
-5
-5
-1
2
2
3
3
1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-7
-7
-5
min °C
-5
-5
-5
-5
-6
0
2
2
1
-1
-3
-3
-5
-7
-7
-8
-7
 chill °C
-10
-9
-9
-9
-10
-2
-1
-2
-2
-4
-6
-7
-11
-17
-15
-15
-14
Freezing level m
2150
1250
1150
2150
1200
1100
3350
1450
3450
3000
1450
1250
2150
1750
1400
1700
1550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:33
—
—
8:34
—
—
8:36
—
—
8:37
—
—
Sunset
6:17
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:10
—
—
6:09
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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 night, min -6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, gales from the WSW by Fri morning).

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
26 km NNE
1981m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
0
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 250).
53 km SW
865m alt.
39 minutes ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 303).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
56 minutes 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 255).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
56 minutes ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
39 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 173).
8

* 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.