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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Mon 02 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, gales from the W by Fri afternoon).

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2150
2250
2100
2150
6600
2250
2150
2150
2150
2100
2100
2100
2150
2100
2100
2100
km/h
5
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
40
WSW
65
W
25
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
30
SW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
3
3
2
1
-1
-1
-2
-3
-5
-6
-4
-5
-6
-5
-2
1
2
min °C
0
3
2
2
0
-1
-2
-2
-4
-5
-7
-8
-6
-6
-7
-3
-2
0
 chill °C
-2
0
-2
-2
-4
-5
-5
-6
-9
-10
-12
-14
-15
-15
-18
-8
-7
-8
Freezing level m
3300
3500
1350
3300
2600
1750
2550
2200
1400
1750
1750
1450
1350
1650
1400
1800
3200
1450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
13321-1-2-2-4-5-7-6-6-6-6-3-11-13022-112-2-2-1-2-3-2-3-211
Sunrise
7:33
—
—
7:35
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:41
—
—
Sunset
—
5:14
—
—
5:12
—
—
5:10
—
—
5:08
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:06
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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 afternoon, min -4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, gales from the W by Fri 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
53 km SW
865m alt.
43 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 333).
8
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
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
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 250).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
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
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
42 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 126).
8
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
49 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 226).
29

* 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.