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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Tue 28 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
4100
8500
8750
2350
3650
2650
km/h
65
SW
30
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
40
SW
70
SW
50
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
5
NE
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
0.1
0.1
1.1
max °C
11
9
7
12
11
10
13
13
11
15
14
13
14
8
1
5
2
min °C
11
6
6
10
8
9
12
10
10
13
11
12
12
0
0
4
-1
 chill °C
6
3
3
8
7
8
10
9
8
12
8
9
7
-6
-6
0
-1
Freezing level m
4300
4050
3750
4150
4250
4150
4450
4550
4400
4600
4750
4650
4650
3450
2850
3350
2800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:03
6:03
6:05
6:07
6:09
Sunset
9:31
9:30
9:29
9:27
9:25
9:23

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Sun 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
23° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 225).
52
53 km SW
865m alt.
47 minutes ago
31° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 143).
18
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 153).
0
59 km NE
1317m alt.
55 minutes ago
27° C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 274 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
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.