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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Sun 29 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun morning, min -17°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
30
SW
20
WSW
10
SSE
5
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
5
ENE
5
N
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
2
6
24
3
4
1
1
2
2
max °C
-10
-10
-10
-16
-15
-17
-15
-13
-12
-11
-9
-7
-8
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
min °C
-11
-10
-14
-17
-15
-17
-15
-14
-13
-11
-10
-8
-8
-8
-9
-9
-9
-9
-21
-17
-19
-22
-22
-24
-20
-20
-18
-16
-16
-15
-11
-12
-13
-14
-14
-14
1150
1550
1100
350
850
0
200
1050
150
850
1600
700
1200
1700
700
1300
1750
1200
Cloud base (m)
2100
2350
2100
2150
2150
2500
2150
2500
2400
2400
2400
2100
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-10-12-17-15-17-15-14-13-11-10-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-5-4-7-11-9-15-10-7-11-6-3-6-4-2-6-4-2-5
Sunrise
7:24
7:22
7:20
7:16
7:15
7:13
Sunset
8:07
8:08
8:10
8:13
8:14
8:15

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun morning, min -17°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
1° C
No report.
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
53 km SW
865m alt.
43 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 148 degs) was rejected.
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 70).
0.0 km
BowValley-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.
44 minutes ago
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 100).
5
59 km NE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 338).
2
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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
-1° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
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.