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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 pm Fri 06 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the W by Wed night).

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
20
SW
35
WSW
25
WSW
0
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
5
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
45
WSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
10
W
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
4
11
6
1
max °C
-4
-2
0
-1
-1
-1
-10
-10
-9
-12
-11
-10
-14
-10
-7
-4
-7
-8
-16
min °C
-5
-3
-1
-1
-1
-3
-13
-13
-9
-14
-14
-11
-16
-12
-8
-7
-9
-10
-19
-10
-8
-7
-7
-9
-10
-16
-16
-17
-14
-18
-17
-22
-19
-16
-15
-18
-17
-25
1100
1450
2000
1750
1800
1550
150
650
700
0
400
500
0
550
900
1400
1050
600
0
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2300
2150
2150
2650
2250
2150
2550
2100
2100
2100
2350
2500
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:11
8:09
7:07
7:05
7:03
7:01
Sunset
6:32
7:34
6:36
6:37
6:38
6:40

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the W by Wed 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.
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
Wind obs. (89 kph from 137 degs) was rejected.
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 54).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 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.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 272).
0
59 km NE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 348).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
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.
3 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 240).
0.0 km

* 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.