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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm) heaviest on Thu afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
light snow
Cloud base (m)
9200
2300
2400
2250
2300
2900
3450
8450
7500
4800
6650
4150
3450
3100
2550
2150
km/h
5
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
5
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
30
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.6
7
7
max °C
12
12
9
5
5
5
8
12
10
13
17
14
14
15
10
7
6
3
min °C
9
12
3
4
5
4
5
11
9
10
16
11
12
14
6
6
4
2
 chill °C
9
10
1
2
3
3
4
10
9
9
16
9
11
13
5
5
2
-1
Freezing level m
3250
3500
2850
2550
2700
2700
3000
3400
3500
3750
4000
4000
3750
3800
3350
2850
2800
2400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
451-2-1015571087830-1-2111265557121012171313158753
Sunrise
6:50
6:50
6:52
6:54
6:56
6:56
Sunset
8:32
8:30
8:28
8:25
8:23
8:22

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 15mm) heaviest on Thu afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Thu 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.
2 hours ago
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
-
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 131).
17
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 280).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
31 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 243).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 159).
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.