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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Sun 23 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4250
3400
3300
3500
4150
4150
9400
4600
5150
km/h
25
WSW
40
SW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
S
25
WSW
40
SSW
40
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.5
1.9
1.1
max °C
8
8
5
5
10
8
9
12
11
13
15
12
11
13
10
6
9
8
min °C
7
5
3
4
8
7
8
11
10
11
14
10
10
12
5
5
8
6
 chill °C
3
-1
1
3
8
7
8
10
9
9
13
6
7
8
3
3
6
4
Freezing level m
3900
3800
3450
3450
3950
4000
3950
4250
4350
4350
4550
4450
4250
4400
3950
3600
3950
3950
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Sunrise
6:39
6:41
6:43
6:45
6:47
6:48
Sunset
8:45
8:43
8:40
8:38
8:37
8:35

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

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
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
56 minutes ago
15°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(35 kph at 152).
48
53 km SW
865m alt.
46 minutes ago
23°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 153).
16
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
0.0 km
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 230).
0
59 km NE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 313).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
41 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 267).
11
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the S
(8 kph at 170).
10
Black Diamond- Alta
81 km E
1156m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).

* 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.