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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Thu 19 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 2mm) on Thu afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Thu
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
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
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
 km/h
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
30
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
0
SSW
10
WSW
30
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
30
SW
1
4
4
5
2
1
4
2
max °C
2
2
2
2
1
-2
-2
-7
-6
-4
-8
-4
-3
-6
-4
-1
-1
min °C
2
1
2
2
-3
-3
-3
-10
-9
-4
-9
-7
-3
-7
-5
-2
-2
-3
-3
-2
-1
-9
-8
-7
-13
-14
-12
-16
-12
-7
-11
-10
-7
-9
2400
2250
2400
2350
2150
1400
1750
250
650
1500
300
750
1600
700
1150
1750
1800
Cloud base (m)
2100
2150
2100
2100
2100
2150
2300
2800
2300
2350
2300
2400
2700
2100
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-3-2-2-6-9-9-12-13-11-12-11-9-9-9-6-62222-1-3-3-9-8-4-9-6-3-7-5-2-2
Sunrise
7:43
7:41
7:39
7:37
7:35
Sunset
7:52
7:52
7:54
7:55
7:58
8:00

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mild at first with light rain (total 2mm) on Thu afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue 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.
53 minutes ago
1° C
No report.
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
53 minutes ago
3° C
-
Wind obs. (52 kph from 138 degs) was rejected.
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 283).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
53 minutes ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
42 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 269).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
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 SW
(7 kph at 220).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
35 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 176).
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.