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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Wed 20 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Drizzle on Sat afternoon followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SE by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
km/h
5
NW
5
ENE
10
NNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
10
W
5
W
10
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
40
WSW
25
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
NNE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
5
4
1
8
11
0.2
1.7
max °C
-6
-5
-5
-3
0
-1
0
3
2
2
4
4
2
4
2
-2
-3
-5
min °C
-6
-6
-5
-4
-1
-1
-1
2
1
2
3
3
2
4
-1
-2
-4
-6
-6
-8
-9
-7
-4
-4
-3
-1
0
-1
-1
-3
-3
-2
-6
-5
-7
-11
1950
2050
1700
2300
2700
2750
2750
3100
3050
3050
3200
3400
3150
3400
2950
2500
2450
1900
Cloud base (m)
2350
2150
2400
2250
3000
2950
4600
3200
3250
3200
8350
8200
3900
3000
2100
2150
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-5-4-1-1-132244241-2-4-602-137471078118911632-1
Sunrise
5:46
5:45
5:43
5:43
5:41
5:39
Sunset
9:29
9:30
9:31
9:32
9:34
9:36

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle on Sat afternoon followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SE by Mon afternoon).

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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
44 minutes ago
1° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 220).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
44 minutes ago
6° C
-
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 358).
46
53 km SW
865m alt.
40 minutes ago
17° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 266).
10
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
44 minutes ago
6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
56 km WSW
914m alt.
40 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 308).
2
lightning 29km SW of Cochrane
59 km NE
1425m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
44 minutes ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
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.