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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Sat 01 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
45
W
45
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
NNW
5
W
5
SW
15
S
20
S
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
W
15
W
 cm 
4
1
1
4
2
 mm 
max°C
-5
-11
-11
-10
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-5
-3
-3
-3
-6
-6
-6
-6
-8
-8
min°C
-10
-11
-11
-12
-10
-8
-9
-9
-8
-8
-4
-3
-6
-6
-7
-8
-6
-8
-9
chill°C 
-21
-23
-22
-24
-15
-12
-13
-9
-8
-8
-9
-9
-13
-13
-13
-14
-13
-16
-16
Freezing level (m
1500
400
1500
0
500
1400
550
500
1600
300
650
2200
1750
1600
1850
1600
1350
1700
1350
Cloud base (m)
2150
2200
2500
2200
2100
2200
2150
6300
2350
2150
2550
2100
2150
2150
2100
2100
2150
2150
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Sunrise
7:33
8:34
8:36
8:37
8:40
8:41
Sunset
5:15
6:13
6:10
6:09
6:07
6:06

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
26 km NNE
1981m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
0
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
57 minutes ago
1° C
No report.
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 230).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
57 minutes ago
-2° C
-
41
Strong winds from the S
(41 kph at 170).
50
53 km SW
865m alt.
43 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 340).
5
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 210).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 255).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
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.