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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
3450
3200
2150
2150
2200
2550
2950
8000
5050
4500
5800
2450
2100
2700
2950
km/h
20
SW
10
WSW
5
W
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
5
SSE
10
SW
5
W
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.5
0.6
0.2
0.1
1.9
11
5
0.4
0.1
max °C
12
8
3
4
4
8
12
10
14
17
14
15
17
11
7
8
6
min °C
12
2
3
4
4
5
11
9
11
17
12
13
11
6
6
8
3
 chill °C
10
0
1
2
2
3
10
9
10
16
11
13
11
5
5
6
0
Freezing level m
3450
2750
2450
2600
2800
3050
3400
3650
3800
4100
4050
3900
4000
3400
2950
3000
2750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
50-2-1025671098941101253447121013171314149785
Sunrise
6:50
6:52
6:54
6:56
6:56
Sunset
8:32
8:30
8:28
8:25
8:23
8:22

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
2 hours ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 220).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
50 minutes ago
8°C
-
Wind obs. (65 kph from 318 degs) was rejected.
53 km SW
865m alt.
36 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 301).
3
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 130).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
50 minutes ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 313).
10
lightning 22km W of Elkford
59 km S
2749m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
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.