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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
3450
2800
2350
2150
2350
2850
3500
3400
3400
4100
3050
2400
km/h
10
SW
15
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
45
SW
35
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.4
0.1
0.5
0.3
0.2
0.5
max °C
11
15
12
12
13
9
5
5
5
8
12
10
12
16
13
8
8
6
min °C
9
13
8
10
12
3
3
5
4
5
11
7
9
15
8
7
7
4
 chill °C
8
12
8
9
11
1
1
3
2
3
10
5
7
12
4
4
6
3
Freezing level m
3300
3600
3650
3350
3600
3050
2450
2650
2650
3100
3400
3550
3450
3950
3700
3100
3000
2850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
475561-3-1015459621-1101410111364557129111611885
Sunrise
6:48
6:50
6:50
6:52
6:54
6:56
Sunset
8:35
8:32
8:30
8:28
8:25
8:23

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed 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.
2 hours ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 210).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 59 degs) was rejected.
53 km SW
865m alt.
54 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 79).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BowValley-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
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 245).
0
59 km NE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 291).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 280).
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
9°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
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.