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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
9350
8850
5400
2150
2150
2150
2100
2150
2200
2150
2100
2150
2150
2150
2150
km/h
25
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
5
W
10
NNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
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Weather map
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
2
9
1
—
2
2
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
2
3
2
-3
-7
-7
-9
-8
-8
-8
-7
-5
-3
-2
-2
min °C
0
1
3
-2
-6
-7
-9
-9
-8
-9
-8
-7
-7
-4
-2
-3
 chill °C
-6
-3
-2
-4
-10
-12
-14
-14
-12
-13
-13
-12
-12
-8
-6
-7
Freezing level m
2950
3000
3150
3150
2300
1900
1300
1300
1800
1100
750
1500
1050
800
2400
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1230-5-7-8-9-8-9-8-7-6-4-2-346951-1-4-4-2-5-5-3-5-22-2
Sunrise
—
8:14
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:18
—
—
8:18
—
—
8:21
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:32
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:29
—
—
6:27
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Sat 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.
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 230).
53 km SW
865m alt.
47 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 246).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 260).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 260).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 214).
8
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 198).
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.