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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Wed 29 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
9000
8250
2300
2150
2500
2450
km/h
15
SW
20
WSW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
30
SW
60
SW
55
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
5
ESE
10
NE
5
N
5
W
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Snowflake cm
2
3
 mm
0.1
max °C
7
12
11
9
13
12
11
14
14
13
15
10
3
7
6
-1
1
1
min °C
6
9
8
8
12
9
10
13
11
12
14
1
1
5
-2
-2
0
0
 chill °C
3
6
7
7
11
7
9
12
9
9
10
-5
-5
1
-5
-5
-2
0
Freezing level m
3700
4150
4250
4100
4400
4500
4350
4650
4750
4700
4800
3800
3000
3550
3100
2500
2850
2950
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Sunrise
6:03
6:03
6:05
6:07
6:09
6:09
Sunset
9:30
9:29
9:27
9:25
9:23
9:22

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sat night, calm by Mon 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.
46 minutes ago
13° C
-
43
Strong winds from the SSE
(43 kph at 157).
54
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 131).
2
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 229).
0
59 km NE
1317m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 305).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 20).
0.0 km

* 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.