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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
9200
2300
2400
2250
2300
2900
3450
8450
7500
4800
6650
4150
3450
3100
2550
2150
km/h
5
SSW
30
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
20
SW
45
SW
20
SW
35
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
4
7
 mm
max °C
5
5
3
-1
-1
1
1
5
5
7
10
9
7
8
5
0
0
-1
min °C
3
5
-2
-2
-1
-1
1
4
4
6
9
7
7
7
1
0
-1
-3
 chill °C
1
0
-5
-5
-5
-5
-2
2
2
4
6
2
3
4
-1
-3
-5
-8
Freezing level m
3250
3500
2850
2550
2700
2700
3000
3400
3500
3750
4000
4000
3750
3800
3350
2850
2800
2400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
451-2-1015571087830-1-2111265557121012171313158753
Sunrise
6:50
6:50
6:52
6:54
6:56
6:56
Sunset
8:32
8:30
8:28
8:25
8:23
8:22

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed 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
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 147).
26
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 279).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
9°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.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 242).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 10).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
3 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 159).
5

* 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.