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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Sun 25 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 0°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2150
5900
4850
2100
2150
2100
2150
2150
2100
2150
2150
2100
2150
5300
2200
2200
km/h
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
NW
5
W
5
WSW
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
SSE
10
SW
5
WSW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
3
12
4
3
6
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
0
0
-1
-5
-6
-7
-10
-11
-11
-11
-11
-5
-2
-3
-5
min °C
-2
-1
0
-3
-6
-7
-9
-11
-11
-12
-12
-11
-10
-3
-4
-7
 chill °C
-6
-4
-2
-5
-8
-10
-14
-16
-16
-17
-16
-16
-14
-9
-7
-12
Freezing level m
1400
1850
2900
2150
1700
1850
1600
1100
1300
500
0
1300
250
750
2300
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-10-2-6-7-8-11-11-12-12-11-8-3-4-6-1250-1-1-4-5-5-10-10-5-7-21-5
Sunrise
—
8:21
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:25
—
—
8:26
—
—
8:27
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:27
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:23
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
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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 0°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Wed 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.
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
53 km SW
865m alt.
56 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 67).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
0.0 km
BowValley-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.
2 hours ago
0°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 251).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
53 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 331).
3
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 156).
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.