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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Wed 06 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Drizzle, on Wed night followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
mod snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
mod. snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
10
W
5
NW
5
NW
10
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
35
W
15
W
25
W
5
W
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1
1
2
1
1.3
max °C
3
3
-1
1
1
1
2
0
-1
2
2
3
5
1
-1
2
1
min °C
2
-2
-1
0
0
0
1
-2
-1
1
2
2
4
-2
-2
1
-2
-1
-2
-1
-3
-3
-3
-1
-5
-4
-2
-1
-1
0
-8
-6
-4
-4
3050
2850
2550
2900
2900
2900
3000
2750
2600
2900
3150
3150
3350
2850
2600
2950
2650
Cloud base (m)
2800
2750
2150
2450
3000
2500
3050
2200
2200
2650
8300
6650
6350
2550
2150
3400
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31-11112-1-12235-1-22-11044757855879126695
Sunrise
6:05
6:03
6:01
6:00
5:58
Sunset
9:08
9:09
9:12
9:13
9:15
9:15

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Drizzle, on Wed night followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Mon 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.
2 hours ago
6° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
56 minutes ago
12° C
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 313 degs) was rejected.
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 324).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 260).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
56 minutes ago
6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 207).
0
59 km NE
1317m alt.
53 minutes ago
10° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 329).
3
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 260).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
56 minutes ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 260).
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.