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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Sun 06 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
9100
2800
3000
3100
2900
2150
2150
2200
2950
2150
8000
9100
2800
2200
2150
2850
km/h
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
5
SSE
15
S
15
SW
5
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
3
2
0.4
4
2
0.2
0.1
0.1
max °C
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
2
2
4
6
6
5
6
3
-1
1
1
min °C
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
3
5
5
5
6
-1
-1
0
0
 chill °C
-2
1
1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-3
-1
2
1
1
2
-6
-5
-4
0
Freezing level m
3250
3250
3250
3150
3200
3100
3000
3050
3100
3400
3550
4000
3800
3600
3100
2650
2750
2950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
333232122466561-1118107897796812911136364
Sunrise
7:01
7:03
7:05
7:05
7:07
7:09
Sunset
8:15
8:13
8:10
8:08
8:06
8:04

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Fri 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
-
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 50).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
40 minutes ago
15°C
-
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 284).
13
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 272).
6
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 350).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 300).
3
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
26 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 185).
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.