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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Wed 20 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
km/h
5
NNW
5
NE
5
N
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
35
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
4
3
1
1
0.6
1.4
0.2
0.1
max °C
-6
-5
-5
-3
0
-1
0
2
2
3
4
4
3
5
3
2
1
0
min °C
-6
-5
-5
-4
-1
-1
-1
2
1
1
3
2
3
5
1
1
-1
-1
-8
-8
-10
-7
-4
-4
-3
-1
-1
-2
-1
-2
-1
0
-5
-4
-5
-1
1950
2150
1850
2300
2700
2650
2750
3050
3050
3000
3250
3300
3200
3450
3150
2900
3000
2750
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2550
2400
3000
3900
4450
3150
3100
3150
3050
3150
3400
3400
3250
2850
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-5-5-4-1-1-12224335220-112037479791189127874
Sunrise
5:46
5:45
5:43
5:43
5:41
5:39
Sunset
9:29
9:30
9:31
9:32
9:34
9:36

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Mon 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.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 300).
31
53 km SW
865m alt.
43 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 258).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 120).
0.0 km
BowValley-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.
46 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 254).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-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
3° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 50).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 125).
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.