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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Thu 04 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, near gales from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow on Sun night. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Thu
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
km/h
15
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
60
SW
25
SW
10
SSW
55
SSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
E
5
E
5
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
2
0.1
0.7
0.3
max °C
3
3
0
1
0
-1
-1
-5
-6
-4
-5
-4
0
1
2
2
3
min °C
1
0
0
1
-3
-3
-3
-7
-7
-4
-6
-4
-1
0
1
1
2
-3
-4
-6
-7
-7
-7
-13
-13
-13
-9
-12
-8
-4
-2
0
1
2
2950
3150
2800
2950
2600
2400
2750
1950
1900
2300
1950
2100
2700
2950
2950
3000
3200
Cloud base (m)
2350
8500
2900
2900
3200
2700
3800
2900
2100
2450
2150
2150
2550
3200
2700
3000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2201-2-2-2-6-7-4-6-4-1122397794560030276898
Sunrise
5:31
5:31
5:30
5:30
5:28
Sunset
9:46
9:47
9:47
9:49
9:50
9:51

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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 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, near gales from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow on Sun night. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun night, calm by Tue 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
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
11° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 311).
35
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
19° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 55).
8
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
20° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 300).
5
59 km NE
1317m alt.
48 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 322).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 170).
0.0 km
BanffCs-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
15° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
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.