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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Thu 14 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm) on Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light snow
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light rain
light snow
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
km/h
15
W
30
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
0
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
8
6
5
1
1
0.4
0.3
2
1.8
1.7
0.3
max °C
3
5
3
1
3
1
-2
-2
-3
-2
1
-1
2
4
2
2
3
2
min °C
1
5
-1
0
2
-3
-2
-2
-7
-3
0
-4
0
3
-1
0
3
0
-4
0
-4
-3
-1
-3
-2
-2
-11
-6
-2
-4
-2
1
-4
-2
1
0
2150
2550
2200
1950
2300
1850
1700
1750
800
1550
2000
1200
2000
2400
2050
2050
2350
2100
Cloud base (m)
2150
2450
3350
2150
2550
2200
2150
2150
2150
2150
2400
2250
2200
2600
2500
2100
2350
2600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-2-5-7-4-7-8-8-9-9-7-7-6-4-4-5-4-425113-1-2-2-5-31-3141131
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: Light rain (total 3mm) on Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sun 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.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 210).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
55 minutes ago
8° C
-
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 265).
28
53 km SW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 173).
8
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 260).
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.
1 hour ago
14° C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 287 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 230).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
39 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 281).
32

* 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.