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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 pm Tue 09 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, severe gales from the WSW by Mon morning).

Tue
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
20
W
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
20
W
25
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
20
WSW
 cm 
1
4
4
11
1
1
2
2
2
 mm 
max°C
-11
-9
-7
-5
-4
-6
-8
-9
-10
-8
-7
-7
-4
-3
-4
-5
-4
min°C
-11
-11
-8
-6
-5
-7
-8
-10
-11
-9
-9
-7
-4
-3
-4
-5
-5
chill°C 
-23
-18
-16
-14
-10
-14
-17
-16
-17
-17
-16
-13
-12
-12
-12
-15
-11
Freezing level (m
450
650
1200
1400
1600
1700
1300
650
950
900
500
1250
1500
1650
1550
1550
1600
Cloud base (m)
2750
2300
2100
2150
2100
2150
2150
2100
2100
2100
2150
2150
2100
2100
2150
2150
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-10-8-6-5-7-8-10-11-9-8-7-4-3-4-5-5-6-7-5-2-2-2-3-6-7-5-6-4-1-1-2-2-2
Sunrise
8:30
8:32
8:33
8:33
8:34
Sunset
4:36
4:36
4:36
4:36
4:36
4:36

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, severe gales from the WSW by Mon morning).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
72
Gales from the SW
(72 kph at 230).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
69
Gales from the SE
(69 kph at 129).
81
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 55).
5
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 190).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 255).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 93).
5

* 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.