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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Sat 08 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Wed night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
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thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
Cloud base (m)
7100
4950
4350
5000
4200
6900
5450
2550
2900
2150
2150
2150
2250
km/h
15
WSW
15
W
5
WSW
20
WSW
5
SSW
5
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
5
SSW
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SSE
5
E
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
0.9
0.3
1.5
4
2
1
0.3
0.6
1.6
3
12
15
0.7
4
4
max °C
12
11
9
11
11
8
10
9
8
11
10
7
7
4
3
3
3
min °C
12
7
7
11
7
7
9
7
7
11
7
6
5
3
3
3
2
 chill °C
10
5
6
9
7
7
7
4
5
9
5
6
5
1
1
0
2
Freezing level m
4400
4100
3850
4250
4250
3900
4100
4100
3950
4200
4200
3850
3750
3450
3250
3200
3200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:18
6:20
6:22
6:24
6:24
Sunset
9:14
9:12
9:09
9:08
9:07
9:05

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Wed night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
20° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 153 degs) was rejected.
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 330).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 30).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
56 km WSW
914m alt.
53 minutes ago
25° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 269).
5
59 km NE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 334).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 190).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 40).
0.0 km

* 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.