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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Tue 26 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm) on Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri night, min -2°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
mod rain
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain shwrs
light rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
mod. rain
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
10
NE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
SE
15
S
10
SSE
15
SW
30
SW
10
WSW
0
E
5
ENE
10
N
10
N
5
W
5
SW
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
18
9
12
1
14
0.1
6
2
0.1
1.4
0.1
0.2
0.5
5
max °C
7
8
9
9
9
13
9
7
8
6
4
4
2
0
-1
0
1
0
-1
min °C
4
7
8
8
8
12
8
7
8
3
3
3
1
0
-1
-2
1
-1
-1
2
7
6
8
7
10
6
4
4
3
3
2
-4
-3
-1
-2
-2
-3
-3
3550
4000
4000
4050
4000
4350
4250
3850
3850
3550
3200
3450
3050
2750
2500
2550
3150
2850
2650
Cloud base (m)
2250
6200
2950
8750
4050
4300
6250
3300
3100
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2200
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Sunrise
5:37
5:37
5:35
5:35
5:35
5:33
Sunset
9:37
9:38
9:39
9:42
9:43
9:44

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 6mm) on Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri night, min -2°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

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.
51 minutes ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 350).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
51 minutes ago
11° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 316).
39
53 km SW
865m alt.
33 minutes ago
14° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 287).
3
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
51 minutes ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
49 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 261).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 340).
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
11° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
34 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 152).
13

* 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.