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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Fri 29 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm) on Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
15
WSW
55
SW
15
WSW
10
SE
5
SE
5
NNE
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
S
5
SW
5
SE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
10
15
7
1
6
1
0.3
0.1
2
max °C
6
8
6
4
4
2
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
-2
-3
-1
-1
-1
1
0
min °C
6
8
3
2
3
0
-1
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-1
-1
1
-1
3
3
2
0
2
-5
-6
-7
-7
-6
-6
-6
-7
-6
-4
-1
0
-4
3800
3850
3550
3150
3300
3050
2700
2450
2450
2350
2400
2350
2350
2500
2550
2700
2900
2700
Cloud base (m)
4700
3800
4200
3450
3300
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2100
2100
2300
2250
2500
2450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:35
5:35
5:35
5:33
5:33
5:33
Sunset
9:39
9:42
9:43
9:44
9:45
9:45

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Light rain (total 3mm) on Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Mon morning). 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.
53 minutes ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 200).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
53 minutes ago
11° C
-
56
Near gales from the SE
(56 kph at 134).
65
53 km SW
865m alt.
36 minutes ago
15° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 66).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
53 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 273).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
53 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
0.0 km
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
43 minutes ago
17° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the SW
(8 kph at 224).
8

* 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.