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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Thu 05 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, severe gales from the SW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2150
2150
2150
2100
2150
2150
2150
2150
7700
2400
2400
2150
2150
2200
2150
2150
km/h
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
30
WSW
20
SW
65
SW
70
WSW
60
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-5
-4
-3
-3
-1
-2
0
1
-5
-8
-6
-3
-4
-4
-1
0
3
min °C
-5
-7
-8
-3
-3
-2
-2
0
-2
-7
-8
-9
-4
-4
-5
-3
0
1
 chill °C
-10
-14
-14
-9
-11
-10
-9
-6
-13
-19
-20
-17
-8
-8
-9
-7
-3
-2
Freezing level m
1750
1700
1350
1400
1900
1850
2350
2950
2550
1900
1450
1050
1500
1200
850
2150
1400
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-6-6-3-3-2-20-1-6-8-8-4-4-5-202-2-2-3-20-1132-1-3-5-2-2-4-21-1
Sunrise
7:39
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:46
—
—
7:47
—
—
Sunset
—
5:08
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:06
—
—
5:04
—
—
5:02
—
—
5:00
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, severe gales from the SW by Sat night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

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
53 km SW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 174).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 250).
0.0 km
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 269).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- 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
-2°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
50 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 333).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry
Wind obs. (16 kph from 177 degs) was rejected.
86 km NE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 330).
14 km
91 km ENE
1103m alt.
59 minutes ago
-2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 261).
0

* 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.