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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 am Thu 18 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
mod snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
25
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
 cm 
10
1
5
2
1
 mm 
max°C
-9
-7
-7
-10
-10
-14
-12
-10
-11
-8
-7
-8
-9
-8
-9
-6
-6
-6
min°C
-13
-8
-8
-11
-13
-16
-15
-12
-11
-10
-9
-9
-10
-11
-12
-9
-7
-7
chill°C 
-20
-14
-14
-17
-22
-24
-23
-20
-18
-16
-16
-16
-15
-17
-18
-17
-12
-10
Freezing level (m
450
700
800
500
0
0
0
0
0
700
450
550
700
0
0
950
900
600
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2100
2150
2250
2300
2150
2100
2100
2100
2100
2150
2150
2150
2100
2150
2150
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-12-13-15-16-17-16-16-14-13-13-13-14-14-13-11-11-10-11-8-8-11-12-15-14-11-11-9-8-9-10-10-11-8-7-7
Sunrise
8:37
8:37
8:38
8:40
8:40
8:40
Sunset
4:37
4:37
4:37
4:37
4:38
4:38

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Mon 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
53 km SW
865m alt.
59 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 141).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
-
10
Light winds from the SE
(10 kph at 133).
14
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
0.0 km
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
49 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 171).
5
Black Diamond- Alta
81 km E
1156m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).

* 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.