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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 pm Sat 07 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Sat
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
light snow
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
25
WSW
20
SW
35
WSW
25
WSW
0
E
5
WSW
10
WNW
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
35
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
0
SW
3
2
2
7
1
3
4
2
1
1
6
11
3
max °C
0
0
-1
-1
-9
-10
-10
-13
-12
-11
-14
-10
-8
-5
-7
-8
-13
min °C
0
-1
-1
-3
-11
-11
-10
-17
-16
-11
-16
-13
-9
-7
-10
-9
-16
-5
-7
-9
-10
-11
-11
-14
-17
-20
-17
-24
-20
-16
-15
-15
-16
-16
2100
1950
1850
1650
250
600
600
0
250
450
0
500
750
1100
1000
700
0
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2100
2350
2100
2150
2250
2150
2150
2600
2650
2100
2100
2150
2400
2650
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:09
7:07
7:05
7:03
7:01
Sunset
6:32
7:34
6:36
6:37
6:38
6:40

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
Wind obs. (81 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
53 km SW
865m alt.
57 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 62).
8
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- 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.
44 minutes ago
13° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 150).
2
59 km NE
1317m alt.
43 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 278 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 160 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
7° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 280).
0.0 km

* 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.