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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Wed 13 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
part cloud
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light rain
some clouds
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
km/h
10
SSE
35
SW
10
WSW
15
W
25
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
S
10
WSW
10
W
5
NNE
0
W
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
1
1
1
3
1
3
5
1
1
0.1
1.1
0.3
0.4
0.8
0.2
0.9
max °C
12
11
6
3
5
3
2
4
3
-1
0
-2
-1
1
-1
0
2
1
min °C
11
10
2
1
5
0
1
4
-2
-2
-1
-5
-3
0
-4
-1
1
-1
9
6
-2
-4
0
-3
-2
1
-6
-6
-3
-5
-3
-2
-4
-3
-1
-3
3900
3350
2450
2200
2550
2150
2050
2400
2100
1800
2000
1500
1650
2050
1550
1800
2150
2000
Cloud base (m)
5600
3200
2400
2150
2400
3100
2250
3050
3050
2100
2800
2250
2150
2300
2200
2150
2200
2600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
74-2-4-2-4-6-4-5-8-7-9-8-6-8-7-6-512114252241-2-1-4-21-3-120
Sunrise
5:56
5:54
5:52
5:52
5:50
5:48
Sunset
9:19
9:21
9:22
9:23
9:24
9:25

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
58 minutes ago
1° C
No report.
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 210).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
58 minutes ago
10° C
-
48
Strong winds from the SE
(48 kph at 129).
59
53 km SW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 109).
10
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
58 minutes ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 262).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
58 minutes ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
42 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 194).
13

* 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.