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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Thu 28 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with moderate rain (total 11mm) on Sat night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
km/h
5
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
SW
40
SW
15
WSW
5
SSE
5
S
5
NE
25
N
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
NW
5
NW
10
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
7
9
9
12
7
3
4
0.1
0.2
1.4
0.3
0.2
0.4
2
6
0.7
max °C
9
11
10
7
8
6
4
5
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
min °C
8
11
8
6
8
3
3
4
1
0
-1
-1
0
0
1
2
2
3
7
9
6
3
3
2
1
3
-3
-6
-8
-7
-6
-5
-3
-2
0
1
4000
4300
4150
3850
3850
3500
3200
3450
3100
2800
2700
2700
2750
2950
3250
3200
3300
3400
Cloud base (m)
8700
2550
6400
5000
3150
3100
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
91197854520-1-101223315181413151010117433344576
Sunrise
5:37
5:35
5:35
5:35
5:33
5:33
Sunset
9:38
9:39
9:42
9:43
9:44
9:45

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mild with moderate rain (total 11mm) on Sat night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

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
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 80).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(37 kph at 155).
50
53 km SW
865m alt.
51 minutes ago
28° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 287).
6
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 60).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
56 km WSW
914m alt.
3 hours ago
27° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 206).
0
59 km NE
1317m alt.
3 hours ago
23° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 306).
0
lightning 40km SSW of Black Diamond
60 km ESE
1670m alt.
50 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4

* 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.