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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Sun 02 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
snow shwrs
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2150
3100
3500
4750
6200
6300
8700
4800
3350
2500
km/h
5
NNW
5
NW
5
W
5
SW
5
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
15
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
0.1
0.1
0.1
4
5
max °C
2
1
5
4
5
9
8
8
12
12
11
15
13
12
14
12
6
9
6
min °C
-2
-1
3
3
3
7
6
7
11
9
10
14
11
12
14
7
6
8
5
 chill °C
-5
-4
1
3
1
5
5
6
10
8
8
12
9
10
12
7
6
8
2
Freezing level m
2950
2650
3200
3300
3250
3800
4050
3950
4400
4500
4250
4550
4650
4550
4600
4300
3800
4000
3700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:09
6:11
6:13
6:15
6:16
6:18
Sunset
9:22
9:21
9:19
9:16
9:15
9:14

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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 12°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the W 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 329).
41
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 302).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 70).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 248).
2
59 km NE
1317m alt.
48 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 336).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).
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.