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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Fri 03 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
20
SW
30
SW
35
SW
5
NNW
15
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
2
24
11
4
6
max °C
-9
-7
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-5
-4
-3
-2
-2
-6
-9
-11
-12
-10
-10
min °C
-9
-8
-8
-8
-7
-8
-8
-6
-6
-3
-3
-4
-8
-10
-13
-13
-11
-11
-14
-13
-14
-14
-12
-12
-12
-9
-9
-7
-9
-13
-14
-16
-18
-13
-15
-11
1450
1800
1350
1350
1850
1550
1300
2000
1500
2000
2450
2150
1950
1600
900
850
1500
900
Cloud base (m)
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2100
2150
2100
2350
2400
2150
2300
2150
2150
2100
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-8-8-7-8-8-6-5-3-3-3-7-10-12-13-11-11-3-2-4-3-1-3-31-2142-1-4-8-7-4-7
Sunrise
7:13
7:11
7:09
7:07
7:03
7:01
Sunset
8:15
8:16
8:19
8:21
8:22
8:23

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon night, calm by Wed 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
1° C
No report.
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (39 kph from 125 degs) was rejected.
53 km SW
865m alt.
57 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 237).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 120).
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
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 260).
0
59 km NE
1317m alt.
49 minutes ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 307).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 200).
0.0 km
69 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 91).
3

* 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.