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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2150
2200
2100
2150
2150
2100
2150
2150
2100
2150
2150
2200
2150
2100
2150
km/h
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
2
8
3
4
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-5
-6
-7
-8
-9
-10
-10
-10
-8
-3
-2
-5
-8
-8
-8
min °C
-5
-6
-7
-8
-9
-10
-11
-11
-10
-10
-6
-3
-8
-8
-8
-9
 chill °C
-8
-9
-10
-12
-14
-16
-16
-16
-15
-15
-12
-8
-15
-15
-15
-15
Freezing level m
1800
1400
1850
1700
1300
1500
450
0
1500
950
550
2500
1050
1150
1550
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-6-7-8-9-10-11-11-10-9-5-3-7-8-8-9-1-2-1-3-4-4-8-8-5-7-31-4-5-4-7
Sunrise
—
8:22
—
—
8:25
—
—
8:26
—
—
8:27
—
—
8:30
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:23
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:17
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Thu 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
2543m alt.
49 minutes ago
1°C
-
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 10).
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 95).
0
Bow Valley Airport
54 km NNE
711m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
49 minutes ago
-2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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.
45 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
639m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 40).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
49 minutes ago
-1°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 30).
Banff Airport
69 km NW
707m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
27 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 325).
3

* 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.