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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 pm Fri 06 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, stormy winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Fri
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
 km/h
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
45
W
40
WSW
60
WSW
25
W
15
WNW
20
WSW
15
SW
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
20
SW
25
SW
35
SW
55
WSW
1
4
5
4
4
3
2
2
5
16
max °C
-9
-6
-4
-4
-3
-6
-8
-13
-16
-16
-16
-18
-17
-18
-15
-13
-8
min °C
-9
-8
-4
-4
-5
-8
-11
-16
-17
-16
-17
-18
-17
-18
-16
-14
-11
-16
-15
-11
-13
-14
-20
-20
-24
-23
-26
-22
-23
-25
-28
-27
-24
-22
1450
1100
1450
1950
1750
1800
1250
0
650
800
0
450
550
0
550
850
1100
Cloud base (m)
2150
2150
2100
2100
2100
2100
2350
2200
2250
2650
2150
2150
2450
2800
2150
2100
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:11
8:09
7:07
7:05
7:03
Sunset
6:30
6:32
7:34
6:36
6:37
6:38

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, stormy winds 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
No report.
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 220).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the SE
(35 kph at 139).
41
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 52).
8
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 250).
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.
49 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 248).
0
59 km NE
1317m alt.
41 minutes ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 313).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
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.