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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Sun 31 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
clear
km/h
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
N
25
N
25
N
15
N
15
N
0
ESE
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
5
4
5
5
3
2
2
0.1
0.9
0.4
3
0.2
max °C
-1
-2
-2
-4
-3
-1
0
1
3
3
4
4
5
4
2
0
2
2
min °C
-2
-2
-5
-5
-3
-3
-1
1
1
2
4
3
4
3
0
0
2
-3
-8
-7
-13
-13
-10
-10
-6
-3
1
0
3
1
3
2
-4
-3
-2
-9
2650
2550
2400
2050
2300
2400
2600
3000
3200
3350
3300
3400
3450
3400
3100
2750
3050
2850
Cloud base (m)
2150
2150
2150
2150
2100
2100
2150
2150
2150
2550
2650
3200
5400
2850
2100
2100
2850
3250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:35
5:33
5:33
5:33
5:31
5:31
Sunset
9:43
9:44
9:45
9:45
9:46
9:47

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW 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.
3 hours ago
1° C
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
-
46
Strong winds from the NNW
(46 kph at 327).
63
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 81).
2
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 80).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 291 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 340).
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.
3 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 290).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 315).
32

* 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.