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Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Sat 14 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
3250
2300
2100
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2100
2100
2150
2300
2150
2200
2150
2500
2300
2150
km/h
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
0
NE
0
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SW
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
2
—
—
4
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-4
-7
-5
-5
-6
-8
-9
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
-9
-11
-11
-10
min °C
-2
-6
-7
-5
-6
-8
-9
-9
-10
-9
-10
-11
-11
-10
-10
-11
-11
-11
 chill °C
-8
-13
-14
-12
-14
-14
-16
-14
-14
-12
-10
-11
-14
-14
-13
-16
-14
-14
Freezing level m
2550
1950
1550
1750
1850
1750
1650
1300
1050
1300
1050
550
1100
850
950
1250
1100
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-5-7-5-6-7-9-9-10-9-10-11-11-10-10-11-11-1131-3-2-1-2-3-3-6-5-4-8-7-5-7-7-5-7
Sunrise
7:54
—
—
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue 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.
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 230).
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 162).
3
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 240).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 330 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
-2°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 175).
3
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 184 degs) was rejected.

* 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.