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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 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 night, 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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
25
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
5
E
5
W
5
WNW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
60
W
15
W
25
WNW
5
SSW
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
3
2
2
10
1
4
2
2
1
5
5
1
2
2
max °C
0
-1
-1
-9
-10
-10
-13
-12
-11
-14
-9
-7
-4
-9
-10
-14
-11
-11
-15
min °C
0
-1
-3
-11
-11
-10
-17
-16
-11
-16
-13
-8
-10
-12
-11
-15
-14
-11
-17
-6
-9
-10
-11
-11
-13
-17
-16
-18
-23
-20
-15
-19
-17
-20
-19
-19
-18
-17
2000
1900
1600
250
600
550
0
300
450
0
650
900
1350
750
500
0
450
500
0
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2400
2150
2150
2250
2400
2150
2600
2400
2100
2050
2150
2550
3100
2250
2400
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:09
7:07
7:05
7:03
7:01
6:58
Sunset
7:34
6:36
6:37
6:38
6:40
6:43

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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 night, 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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W 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.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (81 kph from 153 degs) was rejected.
53 km SW
865m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 57).
10
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 250).
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.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 221).
0
59 km NE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 338 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- 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.
3 hours ago
4° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
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.