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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Wed 18 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Drizzle on Wed night followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
5
SW
1
1
3
2
2
3
1
4
6
1
1
4
1.5
max °C
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
-3
-4
-7
-6
-4
-9
-4
-2
-6
min °C
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
-2
-4
-4
-11
-8
-5
-10
-7
-3
-7
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
-3
-2
-2
-6
-7
-6
-17
-13
-12
-16
-12
-8
-10
2150
2350
2350
2250
2350
2150
2400
2350
2100
1250
1550
700
650
1450
0
700
1600
500
Cloud base (m)
2150
2100
2100
2150
2100
2150
2100
2100
2100
2150
2150
2300
2150
2650
2650
2100
2200
2250
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Sunrise
7:48
7:46
7:43
7:41
7:39
7:37
Sunset
7:50
7:52
7:52
7:54
7:55
7:58

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Drizzle on Wed night followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°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
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
2° C
-
Wind obs. (102 kph from 133 degs) was rejected.
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 44).
3
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
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.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 201).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 40).
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.