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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Tue 12 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow on Wed night. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 13°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light snow
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light snow
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
cloudy
clear
km/h
5
SW
10
SSW
15
S
30
SW
10
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSE
5
SW
5
SW
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
0
SW
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1
7
5
4
6
0.1
0.4
0.8
0.6
max °C
11
10
13
11
6
2
5
3
2
5
1
-1
-1
-2
-2
0
-2
min °C
11
9
12
10
2
2
3
-1
0
4
-1
-2
-1
-6
-4
-1
-5
10
8
11
6
-2
-2
-1
-4
-3
1
-3
-4
-3
-9
-7
-3
-5
3300
3800
3850
3400
2400
2250
2400
2200
2050
2450
1950
1800
1800
1500
1500
1900
1000
Cloud base (m)
8050
4500
3250
2350
2150
2150
3050
2400
2800
2400
2100
2150
2150
2150
2650
2400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
5774-2-4-3-5-6-3-6-7-7-9-10-8-8111013114241150-2-1-4-3-1-4
Sunrise
5:56
5:54
5:52
5:52
5:50
Sunset
9:17
9:19
9:21
9:22
9:23
9:24

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A dusting of snow on Wed night. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 13°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Sat 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.
54 minutes ago
8° C
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
54 minutes ago
13° C
-
41
Strong winds from the ESE
(41 kph at 113).
46
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
21° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 212).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
54 minutes ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
20° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 250).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
54 minutes ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
39 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 134).
11

* 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.