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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 am Sun 22 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, near gales from the W by Wed night).

Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
70
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
SW
4
3
4
6
1
1
3
9
max °C
-9
-7
-8
-8
-9
-11
-11
-11
-12
-13
-12
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-10
-10
min °C
-9
-8
-9
-8
-9
-11
-12
-12
-13
-13
-13
-11
-11
-10
-11
-11
-10
-13
-17
-16
-17
-18
-19
-20
-18
-19
-20
-20
-21
-23
-22
-22
-22
-20
-19
-23
1150
1350
900
1650
1550
700
850
1000
500
800
1050
450
950
1350
600
1200
1450
0
Cloud base (m)
2750
2250
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2150
2100
2150
2100
2150
2150
2100
2150
2100
2100
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-9-8-9-11-12-12-13-13-13-11-11-10-11-11-10-12-8-3-6-4-3-8-8-6-10-10-7-8-7-5-8-7-4-8
Sunrise
7:39
7:37
7:35
7:33
7:31
7:28
Sunset
6:09
6:12
6:14
6:15
6:16
6:19

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, near gales from the W 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
49 minutes ago
-6° C
-
57
Near gales from the SE
(57 kph at 131).
69
53 km SW
865m alt.
34 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 130).
10
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
56 km WSW
914m alt.
48 minutes ago
-3° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 148).
3
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 210).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 165).
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.