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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Fri 20 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 5mm) on Fri morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod rain
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
mod. rain
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
15
SW
15
WSW
40
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
S
10
SW
15
SSW
40
W
45
W
5
SW
5
2
1
1
2
3
4
1
5
max °C
2
2
1
-4
-3
-7
-6
-4
-8
-3
-1
-5
-3
-2
-3
-7
-7
-11
min °C
2
2
-4
-4
-4
-10
-9
-4
-9
-6
-2
-6
-4
-3
-4
-8
-8
-13
-2
-2
-9
-8
-9
-15
-14
-10
-14
-11
-7
-11
-7
-7
-11
-18
-19
-13
2450
2350
1950
1350
1650
650
650
1500
400
850
1750
850
1250
1650
1500
1100
1050
0
Cloud base (m)
2100
2150
2150
2150
3200
2800
2350
3000
3050
2100
2400
2100
2350
2100
2100
2150
2800
2800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-3-6-10-10-12-13-11-11-9-8-9-9-9-8-15-15-1622-2-4-4-9-8-4-9-5-2-6-4-3-4-8-8-12
Sunrise
7:43
7:41
7:39
7:37
7:35
7:33
Sunset
7:52
7:54
7:55
7:58
8:00
8:00

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mild with light rain (total 5mm) on Fri morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

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.
3 hours ago
1° C
No report.
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 190).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
-
Wind obs. (70 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
53 km SW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 51).
14
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 20).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
3 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 264).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
4 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 200).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 91).
10

* 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.