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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
3450
2800
2350
2150
2350
2850
3500
3400
3400
4100
3050
2400
km/h
15
SW
20
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
SW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
60
SW
65
SW
25
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.4
max °C
4
8
6
5
6
3
-2
-1
1
1
5
4
5
9
7
2
1
0
min °C
3
6
4
4
5
-2
-3
-1
-1
1
4
3
4
8
4
1
1
-1
 chill °C
0
2
2
1
3
-6
-7
-5
-5
-2
1
-2
0
2
-4
-3
-3
-4
Freezing level m
3300
3600
3650
3350
3600
3050
2450
2650
2650
3100
3400
3550
3450
3950
3700
3100
3000
2850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:48
6:50
6:50
6:52
6:54
6:56
Sunset
8:35
8:32
8:30
8:28
8:25
8:23

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Tue night, calm 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.
3 hours ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 200).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the SSE
(33 kph at 157).
46
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 91).
6
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
59 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 250).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 55).
8

* 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.