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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 am Thu 11 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, gales from the W by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -12°C on Tue night). Mainly severe gales.

Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
40
W
25
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
35
WSW
70
W
50
W
45
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
30
WSW
80
SW
20
WSW
15
SSW
30
SW
 cm 
1
2
1
2
1
4
1
1
10
 mm 
max°C
-7
-8
-9
-10
-8
-7
-5
-3
-1
-3
-3
-3
-2
-3
-4
-10
-9
-8
min°C
-8
-8
-11
-11
-9
-9
-6
-4
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-7
-10
-11
-12
chill°C 
-18
-17
-17
-17
-17
-16
-12
-11
-10
-12
-13
-11
-12
-11
-19
-22
-17
-27
Freezing level (m
1450
1400
0
950
850
250
1200
1350
2050
1600
1150
1200
1950
1950
2000
1250
1150
1200
Cloud base (m)
2200
2150
2150
2100
2100
2150
2150
2100
2100
2150
2200
2150
2100
2100
2100
2150
2150
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-10-11-9-8-6-4-2-3-3-3-3-3-6-10-10-10-4-3-8-8-6-7-4-2-1-2-2-3-10-1-6-5-5
Sunrise
8:32
8:33
8:33
8:34
8:36
8:36
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, gales from the W by Sat night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -12°C on Tue night). Mainly severe gales.

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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
No report.
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
39 minutes ago
-3° C
-
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 314).
57
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 312).
2
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 60).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
39 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
26 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 169).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
39 minutes ago
-12° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 70).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 48).
8

* 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.