Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Wed 28 Oct Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent 

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2150
2150
2150
2200
2150
2400
2150
2150
2100
2150
2150
2150
2150
2100
2100
km/h
15
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SW
10
W
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-11
-10
-8
-5
-3
-3
-4
-5
-3
-2
-3
-4
-2
-1
-1
min °C
-12
-12
-11
-11
-7
-3
-5
-5
-5
-4
-3
-4
-7
-4
-1
-3
 chill °C
-17
-16
-15
-16
-12
-8
-10
-9
-10
-7
-6
-7
-10
-6
-5
-7
Freezing level m
400
0
1450
450
550
2200
1200
1050
2050
1200
1350
2400
1200
950
2450
1350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-12-11-10-6-3-4-5-5-4-3-4-6-3-1-2-9-8-5-8-41-3-2-1-302-4-21-2
Sunrise
—
8:26
—
—
8:27
—
—
8:30
—
—
7:30
—
—
8:33
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:17
—
—
5:15
—
—
6:15
—

Loading...

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Sun 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.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 50).
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 131).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 40).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 261).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
69 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 37).
3
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 73 degs) was rejected.
86 km NE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 40).
14 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast

* 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.