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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 am Sat 13 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, strong winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Wed night). Mainly near gales.

Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
45
WSW
25
WSW
10
SW
25
SSW
35
W
40
WNW
10
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
 cm 
1
2
4
5
1
2
7
 mm 
max°C
-3
-1
0
-1
0
-1
0
0
-1
-6
-5
-3
-4
-8
-12
-8
-7
-8
min°C
-5
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
0
-6
-9
-7
-6
-6
-11
-14
-11
-7
-10
chill°C 
-9
-7
-7
-8
-6
-6
-7
-5
-14
-18
-11
-11
-15
-22
-19
-18
-14
-16
Freezing level (m
1250
1400
1450
1700
1800
1550
2050
1950
1550
950
850
1150
1150
250
0
650
900
700
Cloud base (m)
2150
2100
2100
2200
2200
2100
2100
2100
2150
2200
2200
2100
2150
2300
2150
2100
2100
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-4-2-5-4-3-3-4-7-11-12-9-11-15-15-14-12-14-4-1-1-2-1-1-10-4-8-6-5-5-10-13-10-7-9
Sunrise
8:33
8:34
8:36
8:36
8:37
8:37
Sunset
4:36
4:36
4:36
4:36
4:37
4:37

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, strong winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Wed night). Mainly near gales.

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.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 304 degs) was rejected.
53 km SW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 324).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 100).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 256).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 290).
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
-9° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
3 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 232).
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.