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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 am Tue 09 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, near gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloudy
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
55
WNW
20
W
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
40
WNW
30
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
 cm 
1
4
4
12
4
2
1
1
1
 mm 
max°C
-11
-11
-9
-7
-5
-4
-6
-8
-9
-10
-9
-8
-6
-4
-2
-4
-4
-4
min°C
-11
-11
-11
-8
-6
-5
-7
-8
-11
-10
-9
-9
-7
-4
-2
-4
-5
-5
chill°C 
-25
-23
-18
-16
-14
-12
-17
-16
-18
-16
-17
-16
-13
-12
-12
-13
-12
-11
Freezing level (m
1300
450
600
1200
1400
1800
1700
1200
850
1050
900
400
1100
1300
1500
1500
1500
1550
Cloud base (m)
2350
2800
2250
2100
2150
2100
2150
2150
2150
2100
2100
2150
2150
2100
2100
2150
2150
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-11-10-8-6-5-7-8-10-10-9-9-7-4-2-4-5-5-6-6-8-5-2-2-2-3-7-7-6-8-5-2-1-2-2-2
Sunrise
8:30
8:30
8:32
8:33
8:33
8:34
Sunset
4:36
4:36
4:36
4:36
4:36
4:36

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, near gales from the WSW by Sat 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
56 minutes ago
1° C
No report.
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 230).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
56 minutes ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 141).
0
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 182).
6
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
56 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
56 minutes ago
1° C
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 260).
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
38 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 267).
32

* 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.