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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Fri 15 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
mod snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
mod. snow
km/h
5
SW
5
W
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
5
WNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
9
14
17
3
1
1
2
1
1
7
max °C
-6
-8
-7
-8
-8
-6
-6
-5
-3
-3
-3
-1
-1
-1
0
1
-1
1
-1
min °C
-8
-8
-7
-10
-9
-7
-7
-6
-4
-4
-3
-2
-3
-2
0
-1
-2
0
-3
-12
-11
-10
-18
-16
-11
-7
-8
-7
-7
-6
-5
-6
-5
-4
-5
-6
-4
-6
1800
1650
1800
1000
1650
2000
1200
1950
2300
2100
2350
2600
2550
2500
2850
2850
2600
2800
2600
Cloud base (m)
2600
2100
2150
2200
2300
2550
2400
2100
2550
2950
2950
3000
2600
2650
2950
2600
2150
2200
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-8-7-9-9-7-7-6-4-4-3-2-2-200-21-2-2-3-2-4-21-3141363575474
Sunrise
5:52
5:50
5:48
5:47
5:46
5:45
Sunset
9:23
9:24
9:25
9:28
9:29
9:30

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Mon 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 123).
0
53 km SW
865m alt.
30 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 70).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
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.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 261).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 160 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
0° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 200).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
54 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 211).
8

* 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.