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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Fri 17 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
 km/h
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
NE
10
NNE
1
1
6
6
max °C
-12
-9
-8
-6
-6
-4
-2
-1
-1
-1
1
1
2
3
3
2
-2
-6
min °C
-13
-10
-10
-7
-6
-6
-3
-1
-2
-1
0
1
1
3
3
-1
-4
-10
-18
-16
-16
-12
-11
-11
-7
-5
-6
-5
-4
-4
-3
0
0
-3
-9
-18
1000
1600
750
1350
2000
1450
2200
2650
2600
2650
2850
3000
3000
3150
3300
3150
2550
1750
Cloud base (m)
2150
2550
2500
2100
2400
2600
2250
2400
2650
2750
2700
2950
8950
3650
2200
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-10-9-7-6-5-3-1-2-1112331-3-8-6-3-7-21-3253575710873-3
Sunrise
6:43
6:41
6:39
6:37
6:35
6:33
Sunset
8:37
8:39
8:42
8:43
8:45
8:45

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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 -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Defender Mountain at the specific elevation of 2821 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.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 317).
30
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 258).
5
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 60).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 273).
0
59 km NE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 180 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.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
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.