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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Mon 18 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 9mm) on Wed afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
snow showers
light snow
light rain
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
light snow
light rain
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
km/h
5
W
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
N
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
10
W
10
SW
15
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
1
3
1.6
0.3
0.2
1.2
1.5
4
max °C
4
2
3
5
3
2
3
1
4
8
6
8
12
10
11
14
12
min °C
3
-1
1
5
0
0
3
-2
2
7
3
6
10
7
9
14
6
1
-3
-1
3
0
0
3
-4
2
6
3
6
9
5
7
12
2
2300
2050
2150
2550
2300
2000
2400
2050
2300
2750
2850
2850
3250
3400
3300
3700
3550
Cloud base (m)
2800
2950
2150
2600
2450
2150
2200
2150
2100
3000
3000
3600
3400
3550
8800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-5-2-4-6-3-5-41-11444754125213-1385711910149
Sunrise
5:47
5:46
5:45
5:43
5:43
Sunset
9:25
9:28
9:29
9:30
9:31
9:32

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mild with light rain (total 9mm) on Wed afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun 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.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 240).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 297 degs) was rejected.
53 km SW
865m alt.
34 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 67).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 290).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
56 km WSW
914m alt.
48 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 272 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 210 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
8° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 250).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
50 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 152).
5

* 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.