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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Wed 13 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 5mm) on Fri afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
cloudy
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
km/h
10
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
10
W
5
W
10
WSW
10
S
5
WSW
5
W
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
N
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
3
4
3
1
1
2
1
1.7
0.3
0.6
2
0.7
0.1
1.8
1.6
max °C
6
2
5
3
1
3
2
-2
-2
-2
-1
1
-1
0
3
2
2
5
4
min °C
2
1
4
0
0
3
-2
-3
-2
-5
-2
1
-3
-1
3
0
0
4
1
-2
-3
0
-2
-2
0
-4
-6
-4
-5
-5
-1
-3
-4
1
-2
-2
2
1
2500
2200
2500
2200
2050
2350
1950
1700
1800
1200
1650
2100
1450
1850
2300
2100
2050
2550
2350
Cloud base (m)
2450
2150
2400
3300
2150
2600
2550
2100
2150
2150
2150
2750
2250
2150
2400
2500
2150
2550
2850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-4-3-5-6-4-6-9-8-9-8-6-7-7-4-5-5-2-24252130-3-2-4-21-2-131153
Sunrise
5:54
5:52
5:52
5:50
5:48
5:47
Sunset
9:21
9:22
9:23
9:24
9:25
9:28

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mild at first with light rain (total 5mm) on Fri afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Defender Mountain at the specific elevation of 2000 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.
46 minutes ago
1° C
No report.
72
Gales from the WSW
(72 kph at 240).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
46 minutes ago
5° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 282).
37
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 60).
6
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 260).
0.0 km
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.
36 minutes ago
10° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 243).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
46 minutes ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
29 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 66).
14

* 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.