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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 pm Sun 22 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri night).

Sun
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
 km/h
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
50
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
30
WSW
50
WSW
60
WSW
70
WSW
55
W
20
SW
15
SSW
15
WSW
3
5
11
1
1
2
9
12
max °C
-8
-9
-8
-9
-12
-13
-13
-12
-12
-12
-11
-10
-10
-10
-12
-13
-15
min °C
-8
-9
-9
-10
-14
-14
-13
-13
-13
-13
-11
-11
-11
-11
-13
-14
-16
-16
-18
-18
-22
-22
-20
-20
-21
-21
-22
-22
-23
-24
-24
-21
-22
-26
1400
1050
1500
1500
0
750
900
0
750
1000
450
1000
1450
600
750
450
0
Cloud base (m)
2250
2100
2100
2100
2300
2100
2100
2150
2150
2150
2100
2100
2100
2150
2100
2100
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W 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.
37 minutes ago
-
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 220).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
37 minutes ago
-4° C
-
Wind obs. (80 kph from 139 degs) was rejected.
53 km SW
865m alt.
30 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 161).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 60).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
37 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
56 km WSW
914m alt.
53 minutes ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 263).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
37 minutes ago
-2° C
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 250).
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
19 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 181).
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.