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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 pm Sat 21 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Sat
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
 km/h
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
35
WSW
20
WSW
40
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
3
4
1
6
2
2
1
max °C
-14
-10
-10
-9
-9
-9
-9
-10
-12
-11
-11
-12
-11
-11
-12
-11
-11
min °C
-14
-12
-10
-9
-10
-9
-9
-12
-12
-12
-11
-12
-13
-13
-12
-11
-12
-20
-18
-17
-16
-17
-17
-21
-19
-18
-18
-18
-20
-22
-23
-22
-20
-22
750
0
1050
1250
750
1300
1500
500
950
1050
650
900
1100
350
950
1200
450
Cloud base (m)
2300
2150
2850
2200
2100
2100
2100
2150
2100
2100
2150
2150
2150
2100
2100
2100
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-11-10-9-10-9-9-11-12-12-11-12-12-12-12-11-12-8-12-8-4-7-5-3-7-8-6-8-9-6-9-8-6-8
Sunrise
7:39
7:37
7:35
7:33
7:31
Sunset
6:08
6:09
6:12
6:14
6:15
6:16

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri 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.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 240).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-9° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 131).
48
53 km SW
865m alt.
20 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 260).
5
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
56 km WSW
914m alt.
22 minutes ago
-7° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 276).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 60).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 118).
10

* 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.