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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Sat 28 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed afternoon, min -15°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
15
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
SSE
5
NE
10
N
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
1
10
1
5
19
8
4
3
2
4
1
2
max °C
-8
-8
-10
-9
-10
-16
-15
-16
-16
-14
-13
-12
-9
-10
-12
-11
-12
min °C
-8
-10
-10
-10
-14
-17
-16
-18
-16
-15
-14
-12
-11
-11
-12
-11
-12
-14
-18
-19
-14
-19
-22
-22
-24
-22
-21
-20
-17
-18
-15
-17
-16
-17
1850
1100
1250
1600
1050
450
750
0
0
950
150
700
1450
850
700
1400
0
Cloud base (m)
2550
2150
2100
2400
2100
2150
2150
2150
2100
2500
2300
2150
2200
2150
2150
2150
2250
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Sunrise
7:24
7:22
7:20
7:16
7:15
Sunset
8:06
8:07
8:08
8:10
8:13
8:14

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed afternoon, min -15°C on Tue 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 312 degs) was rejected.
53 km SW
865m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 266).
16
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 50).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 273).
0
59 km NE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 353).
2
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours 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 40).
0.0 km

* 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.