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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Wed 18 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm) on Wed night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light rain
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light rain
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
25
SSW
15
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
1
3
2
7
2
6
2
1
4
1
9
4
2
max °C
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
-2
-2
-7
-6
-4
-9
-4
-3
-6
-4
-2
-4
min °C
2
2
2
1
2
2
0
-3
-3
-9
-9
-5
-10
-8
-3
-8
-6
-3
-12
-3
-2
-2
-3
-2
-2
-3
-7
-7
-13
-13
-11
-16
-13
-7
-11
-10
-8
-19
2450
2350
2350
2250
2450
2400
2200
1550
1700
650
550
1400
0
650
1600
600
1000
1650
1400
Cloud base (m)
2100
2150
2150
2100
2100
2100
2100
2150
2700
2450
2200
2500
2500
2100
2200
2300
2450
2100
2100
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Sunrise
7:46
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: Light rain (total 6mm) on Wed night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Sun 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
No report.
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
Wind obs. (113 kph from 141 degs) was rejected.
53 km SW
865m alt.
34 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 67).
6
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
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.
2 hours ago
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 154).
5
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
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
4° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 200).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
57 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 251).
19

* 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.