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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
3550
3400
4200
9450
7900
6200
4550
4300
4800
5650
km/h
5
WSW
5
W
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
25
SSW
45
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
0
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.3
max °C
5
9
8
9
12
11
12
14
13
10
11
8
5
8
7
4
6
5
min °C
3
8
7
8
11
10
11
14
9
9
11
4
4
7
3
3
6
2
 chill °C
2
8
6
8
10
9
8
13
4
4
7
1
1
4
0
0
3
2
Freezing level m
3350
3900
3950
3900
4250
4300
4300
4500
4450
4150
4250
3750
3450
3800
3650
3300
3550
3300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
498912111214111011658546411161215191618221616181211151010139
Sunrise
6:41
6:43
6:45
6:47
6:48
6:50
Sunset
8:43
8:40
8:38
8:37
8:35
8:32

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
-
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 329).
13
53 km SW
865m alt.
59 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 214).
3
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 260).
0.0 km
BowValley-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.
25 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 280).
0
59 km NE
1317m alt.
54 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 300).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 10).
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.