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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Tue 17 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light rain
mod rain
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light rain
mod. rain
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
25
SW
30
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
1
3
2
2
3
3
6
4
4
2
3
8
max °C
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
-3
-4
-8
-6
-4
-9
min °C
-1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
-3
-4
-12
-9
-5
-10
-6
-3
-5
-4
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-4
-7
-4
-15
-14
-10
-14
1850
2300
2100
2100
2300
2300
2200
2250
2250
2400
2500
2250
1650
1450
0
450
1400
300
Cloud base (m)
2150
2150
2100
2150
2150
2150
2100
2150
2150
2100
2100
2100
2150
2650
2450
2100
2500
2600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:50
7:48
7:46
7:43
7:41
7:39
Sunset
7:47
7:50
7:52
7:52
7:54
7:55

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon).

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.
48 minutes ago
1° C
No report.
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
48 minutes ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (107 kph from 154 degs) was rejected.
53 km SW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 44).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 260).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
48 minutes ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 203).
3
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 310 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
7° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 230).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
29 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 104).
10

* 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.