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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 am Sat 21 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, strong winds from the W by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, severe gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
10
S
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SW
10
SW
45
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
75
WSW
3
2
3
9
3
1
max °C
-14
-14
-10
-10
-8
-8
-9
-8
-9
-11
-12
-12
-13
-13
-13
-11
-11
-11
min °C
-15
-14
-12
-10
-9
-10
-10
-8
-11
-11
-12
-14
-13
-13
-14
-13
-11
-12
-21
-20
-18
-17
-16
-17
-20
-15
-19
-17
-18
-21
-20
-21
-24
-25
-22
-26
350
750
0
1050
1250
1000
1400
1550
850
1000
1150
200
750
950
250
800
1300
500
Cloud base (m)
3400
2350
2150
2800
2350
2100
2100
2100
2150
2150
2100
2100
2150
2150
2150
2150
2100
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-14-11-10-9-9-10-8-10-11-12-13-13-13-14-12-11-12-13-8-12-8-4-7-5-3-6-7-6-10-9-7-9-9-5-8
Sunrise
7:41
7:39
7:37
7:35
7:33
7:31
Sunset
6:08
6:09
6:12
6:14
6:15
6:16

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, strong winds from the W by Mon night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, severe gales from the WSW by Thu night).

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
-
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
45 minutes ago
-12° C
-
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 153).
24
53 km SW
865m alt.
57 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 264).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 266).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
27 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 269).
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.