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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Mon 10 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
light rain
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4450
6250
3500
2150
2100
2150
2150
2150
2400
2750
3050
3450
3250
km/h
25
SW
10
W
15
SW
15
WSW
0
W
5
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
10
SSE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
2
6
2
1
 mm
0.6
1.3
1.3
10
4
1.1
0.1
0.5
0.3
0.3
max °C
11
10
7
10
8
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
7
6
6
8
8
min °C
11
6
6
9
4
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
6
5
6
8
7
 chill °C
8
3
3
7
2
0
0
-2
-2
-1
0
2
4
2
3
6
5
Freezing level m
4150
4050
3750
3950
3900
3200
3150
3100
3050
3050
3350
3300
3600
3750
3700
3850
3900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1187106322123376688181313171188667791311121513
Sunrise
6:22
6:24
6:24
6:26
6:28
Sunset
9:09
9:08
9:07
9:05
9:02
9:00

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Thu 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.
3 hours ago
-
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
52 minutes ago
21° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 241).
37
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
29° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 51).
10
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 30).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 215).
0
59 km NE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 315).
0
lightning 22km SSW of Cochrane
66 km NE
1372m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours 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.