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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Tue 23 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Becoming mild with drizzle, on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the N by Sun morning).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
night
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PM
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PM
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PM
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PM
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part cloud
cloud
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thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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mod snow
light snow
cloud
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
rain shwrs
cloudy
rain shwrs
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km/h
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
30
N
20
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
7
5
 mm
0.4
2
1.8
1.8
0.4
0.1
0.2
0.8
0.2
0.2
max °C
6
7
10
7
6
7
5
3
4
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
min °C
5
5
9
5
6
5
3
3
3
-1
-1
0
-1
0
1
1
1
2
2
 chill °C
5
5
8
3
4
2
0
0
0
-4
-4
-3
-5
-6
-4
-2
-2
-1
-2
Freezing level m
3600
3550
3900
3700
3600
3750
3600
3250
3400
2850
2700
2850
2750
2750
2950
3150
3000
3050
3150
Cloud base (m)
4250
4300
4450
3950
2850
3200
2600
2100
2450
2250
2150
2150
2350
2150
2200
2350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
66106664340-10-10221221113171212131010106675477697
Sunrise
5:28
5:28
5:30
5:30
5:31
5:31
Sunset
9:57
9:57
9:57
9:57
9:57
9:57

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Becoming mild with drizzle, on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the N by Sun morning).

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
1° C
No report.
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 316).
28
53 km SW
865m alt.
49 minutes ago
21° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 219).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 248).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 320).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 70).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 298).
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.