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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Fri 29 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm) on Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri night, min -3°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
km/h
15
WSW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
S
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
4
4
4
7
4
4
14
2
0.4
4
0.1
0.2
0.1
max °C
5
3
3
2
0
-1
-1
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-1
1
1
2
5
4
min °C
3
2
2
0
-1
-1
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-3
-2
0
0
1
4
3
1
0
1
-4
-4
-4
-5
-6
-6
-7
-5
-4
-6
-5
-2
-2
0
4
1
3450
3150
3200
3000
2750
2600
2550
2350
2400
2250
2350
2500
2450
2450
2850
3000
2950
3300
3400
Cloud base (m)
4350
3100
2900
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2100
2100
2150
2150
2100
2150
2500
2950
3050
3100
3350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
4331-1-1-2-3-3-3-3-2-3-21125499964432223334768119
Sunrise
5:35
5:35
5:33
5:33
5:33
5:31
Sunset
9:42
9:43
9:44
9:45
9:45
9:46

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Light rain (total 4mm) on Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri night, min -3°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Mon 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
-
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 50).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 309).
26
53 km SW
865m alt.
54 minutes ago
14° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 285).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 30).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
56 km WSW
914m alt.
3 hours ago
14° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 247).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 243 degs) was rejected.

* 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.