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Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Sat 14 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2350
2100
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2550
2200
2150
2150
2150
2100
5000
2450
2450
km/h
20
SW
20
WSW
50
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
E
5
SE
5
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
2
—
—
5
3
—
—
—
1
4
2
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-7
-4
-5
-6
-8
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-11
-11
-9
-8
-9
-9
min °C
-5
-8
-5
-6
-8
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-11
-11
-11
-11
-9
-9
-10
 chill °C
-11
-15
-13
-14
-14
-16
-15
-12
-10
-14
-11
-11
-15
-11
-12
-9
-14
Freezing level m
2000
1600
1800
1850
1700
1600
1350
1100
1500
1400
1200
1250
800
550
1400
1150
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-8-5-6-7-9-9-9-10-10-11-11-11-10-9-9-101-2-2-1-2-3-3-5-5-4-5-6-6-8-6-4-6
Sunrise
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:02
—
—
Sunset
4:55
—
—
4:53
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:51
—
—
4:49
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -11°C on Tue night). 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.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 220).
53 km SW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 106).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
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.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 262).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 340 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
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 261).
19
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
10
Light winds from the SSW
(10 kph at 212).
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.