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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Sat 09 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 8mm) on Thu afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
km/h
10
WSW
15
SW
35
WSW
10
W
15
W
20
W
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
5
WSW
10
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
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2
1
2
10
2
3
4
4
max °C
1
2
4
2
-3
1
1
2
5
5
7
9
9
7
7
5
1
0
0
min °C
0
2
3
-2
-3
-1
-1
0
4
5
6
8
7
7
5
2
0
0
-2
-3
-2
-3
-6
-8
-7
-3
-3
2
2
2
4
5
5
2
0
-5
-4
-5
2900
3050
3250
2650
2400
2700
2800
2900
3350
3600
3750
3900
3950
3800
3700
3500
2900
2800
2750
Cloud base (m)
3600
2200
2850
6750
8450
8850
4550
4450
3050
2550
2150
2150
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1240-30015579876410-1581154768121013161213129564
Sunrise
6:00
5:58
5:56
5:56
5:54
5:52
Sunset
9:15
9:15
9:17
9:19
9:21
9:22

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild at first with light rain (total 8mm) on Thu afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Fri morning). 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.
52 minutes ago
4° C
-
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 230).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
52 minutes ago
10° C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 113 degs) was rejected.
53 km SW
865m alt.
33 minutes ago
14° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 114).
2
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 220).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
52 minutes ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 226).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
52 minutes ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 350).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 229).
5

* 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.