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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed night, min -15°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
0
W
5
NE
5
NW
0
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
13
3
2
1
3
1
2
max °C
-7
-8
-8
-12
-11
-9
-13
-13
-11
-13
-12
-11
-11
-5
-2
-1
0
1
1
min °C
-9
-9
-9
-14
-13
-9
-14
-15
-11
-19
-15
-11
-12
-9
-3
-4
-1
1
0
-14
-15
-15
-14
-18
-14
-14
-15
-15
-19
-19
-16
-17
-14
-8
-9
-7
-4
-4
600
500
900
0
0
700
0
0
500
0
0
500
0
200
1250
1150
1350
2250
2000
Cloud base (m)
2050
2150
2250
2200
2150
2500
2150
2150
2500
2300
2150
2250
2200
2150
2100
2100
2150
2150
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:02
8:00
7:56
7:54
7:52
7:50
Sunset
7:39
7:42
7:43
7:45
7:46
7:47

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed night, min -15°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 180).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 159).
0
53 km SW
865m alt.
24 minutes ago
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 281).
13
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
43 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 157).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 300).
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
-5° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
51 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 207).
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.