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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2300
2300
2900
2200
3100
8000
3400
2650
2150
2550
2200
2150
2400
2350
2100
2950
2650
km/h
5
W
5
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
50
WSW
0
SW
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
S
0
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
0
NE
10
W
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
0.1
max °C
1
2
2
3
5
6
4
4
-1
-3
-2
-3
-3
-1
-1
-1
1
1
min °C
1
2
1
2
4
4
4
0
-3
-3
-2
-4
-3
-2
-2
-1
1
1
 chill °C
-1
0
-3
-2
1
-1
-2
-4
-3
-5
-4
-7
-3
-2
-5
-4
1
-2
Freezing level m
3000
3100
3150
3200
3450
3800
3400
3400
2450
2350
2550
2200
2300
2600
2650
2700
3000
3050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
12235542-2-3-2-4-3-2-2-11179681291092352362584
Sunrise
7:05
7:05
7:07
7:09
7:11
7:13
Sunset
8:10
8:08
8:06
8:04
8:01
8:00

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). 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.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
53 km SW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 165).
2
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 147).
5
59 km NE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 287).
2
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
31 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 148).
10

* 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.