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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Sun 22 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
 km/h
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
15
S
15
SSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
2
4
5
2
1
max °C
-6
-4
-8
-3
-1
-4
-4
-2
-2
-4
-7
-11
-8
-7
-12
-5
-3
-7
min °C
-9
-4
-9
-6
-1
-7
-6
-3
-3
-5
-7
-12
-11
-7
-14
-10
-4
-8
-16
-10
-13
-11
-6
-7
-9
-8
-12
-13
-17
-16
-16
-12
-18
-10
-7
-8
500
1500
400
850
1800
1050
950
1600
1550
1550
1100
0
400
1050
0
400
1450
400
Cloud base (m)
2100
3000
2900
2100
2350
2150
2350
2100
2100
2150
2700
2800
2200
2550
3050
2150
2350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-11-11-9-8-8-9-8-8-11-14-15-16-14-16-12-9-7-8-4-9-5-1-6-5-3-3-5-7-12-10-7-13-8-4-8
Sunrise
7:39
7:37
7:35
7:33
7:31
7:28
Sunset
7:55
7:58
8:00
8:00
8:02
8:05

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri 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
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
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 265).
7
53 km SW
865m alt.
32 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 259).
3
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-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.
57 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 217).
0
59 km NE
1317m alt.
54 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 297).
5
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-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
0° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 240).
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.