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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Thu 12 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the W by Tue morning).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
20
WNW
35
W
0
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
0
W
5
ENE
5
N
0
NE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
40
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
4
1
3
1
max °C
-8
-9
-14
-10
-9
-13
-13
-10
-13
-12
-10
-10
-5
-2
-2
0
1
0
min °C
-9
-10
-15
-14
-9
-13
-15
-10
-17
-15
-11
-11
-9
-2
-2
-1
1
0
-20
-18
-15
-14
-13
-13
-15
-14
-17
-19
-16
-16
-15
-8
-9
-9
-5
-5
700
800
0
0
800
0
0
550
0
0
500
0
0
1300
1350
1650
2150
1950
Cloud base (m)
2150
2900
2850
2150
2350
2300
2150
2300
2250
2150
2150
2150
2100
2100
2100
2150
2150
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:02
8:00
7:56
7:54
7:52
7:50
Sunset
7:39
7:42
7:43
7:45
7:46
7:47

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the W by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 250).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
49 minutes ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 159).
0
53 km SW
865m alt.
35 minutes ago
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 189).
21
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
49 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
41 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 284).
5
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
49 minutes ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
33 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 68).
8

* 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.