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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Sat 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
 cm 
1
2
1
 mm 
max°C
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-3
-3
-2
-3
-2
-1
0
2
4
0
0
0
-1
min°C
-5
-1
-2
-1
-2
-4
-4
-2
-3
-3
-1
-1
-1
2
-1
-2
-1
-1
chill°C 
-8
-5
-6
-5
-6
-7
-7
-6
-7
-7
-5
-4
-4
-2
-6
-6
-5
-5
Freezing level (m
1100
1850
1550
1550
1800
1550
1300
1650
1350
1300
1850
1550
1450
2800
2000
1700
2000
1700
Cloud base (m)
2100
3100
2100
2150
2150
2150
2150
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2200
2200
2150
2100
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-7-5-5-7-9-9-9-7-6-5-2-1-1-5-6-6-5-4-1-2-1-2-4-4-2-3-3-1-113-1-1-1-1
Sunrise
8:07
8:08
8:11
8:12
8:14
8:15
Sunset
6:43
6:40
6:38
6:37
6:35
6:32

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 250).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
39
Strong winds from the SE
(39 kph at 127).
46
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
2° 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.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 265).
0
59 km NE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 293).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-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
-3° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 186).
3

* 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.