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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 pm Fri 20 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun morning, min -18°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon afternoon, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Thu morning).

Fri
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
5
W
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
45
WSW
3
1
3
1
max °C
-17
-15
-15
-15
-10
-9
-9
-9
-10
-9
-9
-10
-11
-12
-14
-14
-12
min °C
-18
-16
-16
-15
-13
-10
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-14
-14
-14
-14
-23
-16
-22
-22
-18
-17
-16
-21
-22
-21
-16
-19
-17
-20
-20
-22
-25
150
0
250
700
0
950
1250
1000
1300
1500
1050
1250
1250
600
750
900
250
Cloud base (m)
2550
2150
3200
2300
2250
2550
2100
2100
2100
2150
2100
2100
2100
2100
2150
2150
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-16-16-15-12-10-9-10-10-10-10-11-11-13-14-14-13-12-16-14-9-12-9-4-6-6-3-6-7-5-9-10-8-10
Sunrise
7:41
7:39
7:37
7:35
7:33
Sunset
6:07
6:08
6:09
6:12
6:14
6:15

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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 well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun morning, min -18°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon afternoon, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Thu morning).

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.
1 hour ago
-
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-13° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 135).
30
53 km SW
865m alt.
36 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 264).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- 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.
36 minutes ago
-12° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 261).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
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
-14° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 40).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 274).
3

* 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.