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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Fri 29 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm) on Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
60
SW
15
WSW
5
SE
5
S
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
5
5
6
6
4
7
0.3
4
max °C
7
6
3
3
2
0
-1
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-1
-2
1
1
min °C
7
3
2
2
0
-1
-1
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
0
0
1
1
0
2
-4
-4
-4
-6
-7
-6
-6
-5
-5
-5
-5
-2
0
3700
3500
3150
3250
3000
2750
2600
2500
2350
2350
2300
2350
2450
2550
2450
2800
2900
Cloud base (m)
3750
4600
3200
2650
2150
2150
2150
2150
2100
2100
2100
2150
2100
2200
2100
2250
2800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:35
5:35
5:33
5:33
5:33
Sunset
9:39
9:42
9:43
9:44
9:45
9:45

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Light rain (total 5mm) on Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Mon afternoon). 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 210).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
54 minutes ago
13° C
-
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 317).
59
53 km SW
865m alt.
41 minutes ago
19° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 285).
6
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 260).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
56 km WSW
914m alt.
44 minutes ago
20° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 295).
5
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 260).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
37 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 165).
13

* 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.