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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Sun 15 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Sun
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
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night
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night
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night
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night
AM
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night
AM
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night
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
light snow
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mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
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light snow
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snow shwrs
 km/h
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
2
2
6
2
3
7
1
1
max °C
-11
-9
-4
-2
-2
-1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
-3
min °C
-12
-12
-8
-2
-3
-1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
-8
-17
-17
-14
-7
-10
-6
-7
-7
-3
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-4
-5
-12
300
0
0
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2050
2000
2200
2300
2300
2250
2350
2250
2150
2150
1400
Cloud base (m)
2300
2200
2100
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2100
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2100
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2100
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2100
2100
2100
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2100
2100
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:52
7:50
7:48
7:46
7:43
Sunset
7:45
7:46
7:47
7:50
7:52
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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

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
-
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 230).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
-
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 177).
19
53 km SW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 104).
6
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
56 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 252).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 213).
14

* 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.