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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Sat 14 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
 km/h
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
40
WSW
55
W
55
W
35
WSW
25
SW
35
SW
40
SW
45
SW
50
WSW
30
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
30
SW
2
3
4
4
6
7
max °C
-19
-19
-17
-9
-5
-4
-3
-4
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-4
min °C
-20
-20
-18
-16
-8
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-6
-27
-28
-25
-24
-17
-11
-14
-14
-14
-12
-10
-11
-10
-11
-11
-10
-8
-8
-14
0
0
350
0
200
1450
1400
1650
2150
2000
2100
2300
2350
2300
2400
2350
2400
2250
2150
Cloud base (m)
2200
2150
2250
2250
2100
2100
2100
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-20-20-18-13-7-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-3-3-5-17-15-12-11-6-2-2-111122222210
Sunrise
7:54
7:52
7:50
7:48
7:46
7:43
Sunset
7:45
7:46
7:47
7:50
7:52
7:52

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri 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.
2 hours ago
-
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 20).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-12° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 309).
37
53 km SW
865m alt.
29 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 299).
2
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 263).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
51 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 322).
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.