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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Tue 16 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
part cloud
light rain
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light rain
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
km/h
30
WSW
55
W
15
NW
10
W
10
WNW
0
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
5
SW
10
NE
0
W
5
W
10
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
3
1
0.3
0.2
2
2
1.3
0.2
4
max °C
5
7
1
0
4
1
0
3
3
5
9
8
8
7
1
3
7
7
min °C
5
4
0
0
3
0
0
2
2
3
7
7
7
2
0
1
6
5
0
-3
-3
-3
0
0
0
2
0
1
5
4
4
-1
-4
1
5
3
3650
3650
2900
2850
3150
2950
2750
3050
3250
3300
3850
3900
3850
3750
2950
3050
3600
3750
Cloud base (m)
3400
3950
3550
2800
2450
2600
2850
3050
9150
3800
4000
3950
2200
2950
3800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
56104103348885127612135711561081116131410591411
Sunrise
5:28
5:28
5:28
5:28
5:28
5:28
Sunset
9:54
9:55
9:55
9:55
9:55
9:57

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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 night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sat 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
No report.
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 230).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 315).
52
lightning 5km WSW of Canmore
53 km N
1879m alt.
20 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
53 km SW
865m alt.
21 minutes ago
30° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 218).
21
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 312).
5
lightning 28km SW of Banff
57 km WNW
1829m alt.
50 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4

* 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.