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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Mon 09 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the W by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri afternoon, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
 km/h
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
W
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
20
WNW
40
W
5
SSW
0
SW
10
WSW
0
ESE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
W
3
1
2
1
3
3
15
3
1
3
2
2
5
3
1
max °C
-10
-10
-13
-12
-10
-13
-10
-8
-6
-9
-9
-10
-9
-7
-10
-14
-11
-14
min °C
-13
-10
-16
-15
-10
-15
-13
-8
-8
-9
-10
-11
-10
-7
-16
-16
-12
-19
-18
-15
-16
-15
-15
-23
-22
-14
-12
-17
-15
-14
-10
-11
-16
-16
-15
-19
0
700
0
0
600
0
0
900
700
650
800
150
300
1100
0
0
300
0
Cloud base (m)
2150
2800
2400
2250
2600
2600
2150
2100
2100
2200
2200
2200
2150
2100
2150
2150
2150
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-17-19-19-17-18-17-15-12-14-16-15-15-13-16-19-18-19-12-10-15-14-10-14-12-8-7-9-10-11-10-7-13-15-12-17
Sunrise
8:07
8:06
8:03
8:02
8:00
7:56
Sunset
7:35
7:37
7:37
7:39
7:42
7:43

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the W by Wed night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri afternoon, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-9° C
-
65
Gales from the NW
(65 kph at 325).
76
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 56).
11
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 220).
0.0 km
BowValley-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.
1 hour ago
-
8
Light winds from the WNW
(8 kph at 286).
8
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 180 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
-7° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 219).
5

* 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.