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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Mon 24 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
 cm 
1.0
3
2.0
4
 mm 
0.1
1.1
4
0.7
max°C
-2
-1
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
-1
0
-2
-3
-2
-3
-3
-1
-3
min°C
-4
-2
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
-1
-2
0
-4
-4
-2
-6
-4
-2
-4
chill°C 
-7
-5
-3
-3
-1
1
-1
-1
-1
-4
-5
-3
-7
-7
-5
-8
-4
-5
-8
Freezing level (m
1600
1550
2050
2100
2250
2600
2900
2550
2400
1900
1750
1950
1450
1400
1750
1350
1250
1800
1250
Cloud base (m)
2150
2150
2100
2100
2100
2150
2150
2100
2100
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2100
2200
2350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-6-5-4-3-1-1-2-3-5-7-6-8-10-8-9-9-8-8-3-211233220-20-3-4-2-5-4-2-4
Sunrise
7:33
7:31
7:28
7:26
7:24
7:22
Sunset
8:00
8:02
8:05
8:06
8:07
8:08

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 335).
6
53 km SW
865m alt.
47 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 56).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
42 minutes ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 282).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
44 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 183).
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.